Japanese women tattoos

Many women would be surprised and would actually think twice before getting themselves tattooed after being enlightened by the history of this art form. It is true that the art of tattooing has now become a common practice for women to adorn their body with and they have a wide collection of feminine designs that compliment the fairer sex. The real question is where is this trend coming from?

Today the west is considered a broad minded society that accepts innovation irrespective of the moral standards of that fashion. The same goes for the art of tattooing. Sixty years ago few women would dare to get themselves tattooed due to the social pressure. With the constant influence exerted by the television media few women really care now if they will be termed as rebellious.

Most people are aware of the tribal origins of the art of tattooing which does not seem to have any negative connotations for the masses. The very first settlers of the Japanese islands such as the Ainu and Wa people were known for practicing this form of body art. Even at that time the advanced Chinese culture thought the practice of tattooing to be barbaric. If you think about it from that perspective, reviving a trend of barbaric tribes full of superstition doesn’t make much sense in today’s times either.

If that in itself if not bad enough women would perhaps especially be turned off from the idea of getting themselves tattooed after knowing that tattoos were actually used as a means of punishment for criminals in Japan. In fact Japan was the last country to abolish this means of punishment. A tattoo on your body was taken as a sign of shame and people sought other means to cover it. Eventually this led to the development of aesthetically pleasing tattoos that were created for the purpose of hiding the shame caused by punitive tattooing.