秋のファション：足と入れ墨On a recent trip to Tokyo, I wandered around Shinjuku, Daikanyama, and the Harajuku/Omotesando areas and was struck by many things.One surprise for someone coming up from Kyoto was the number of tattoos, espec... ...full story at Japan Visitor
from Japan Visitor on Wed, Sep 17 2008
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