‘My true self’: Tattoo artist tries to revive indigenous Japanese body art hajichi
SCMP, 21 Feb 2023
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Hand-poked skin markings called hajichi were once worn by indigenous women of the Okinawa as a part of their Ryukyu culture. The practice was banned by Japanese authorities after the country annexed the islands in 1879. But now Moeko Heshiki, a tattoo artist who is among the dwindling number of younger Ryukyu people, is trying to give hajichi a second chance.
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Hand-poked skin markings called hajichi were once worn by indigenous women of the Okinawa as a part of their Ryukyu culture. The practice was banned by Japanese authorities after the country annexed the islands in 1879. But now Moeko Heshiki, a tattoo artist who is among the dwindling number of younger Ryukyu people, is trying to give hajichi a second chance.
Related story:
‘I felt I had become my true self’: Okinawa’s indigenous body art is back https://sc.mp/v2f3
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