Beautiful USA's Criminal Gangs Tattoos
The Yakuza, the Japanese equivalent of La Cosa Nostra in Italy, is famous for their tattooing practices which have their roots in the Bakuto, whom tattooed black rings around their arms for each crime that the committed. Members of the Yakuza often have large full back or even full body pieces done in order to signify their clan affiliations and a lack of willingness to conform to societal standards. A single full back piece in the typical style used by the Yakuza can require over one hundred hours to finish. Many public bath houses in Japan, in fact, will not allow people bearing any tattoos whatsoever to enter the establishment because of the negative association with the Yakuza.