Okinawan Hajichi, Indigenous Taiwanese tattoos [History and Now]

Special Exhibition 

at Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

[ Entrance FREE!! ]

Do you know Okinawan Ladies used to get tattooed as a culture?

We are not able to see it in nowadays, because it was prohibited by Meiji government as one of savage customs in 1899. 

since then time passes, values and times have changed then Okinawan tattoos(Hajichi) were vanished, but there are many stories of ladies with Hajichi got pain in their life by prejudice and discrimination.

Unfortunately it happened in Taiwan too. Indigenous Taiwanese tattoo culture was also prohibited by Japanese government around 1903, but now we can see people in Taiwan are trying to revive their culture.

Professor Yoshimi Yamamoto will have this exhibition at Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum from October 5th to November 4th.

[ Entrance FREE ]

open on Tuesday to Thursday - 9:00 am to 18:00 pm

open on Friday and Saturday -  9:00 am to 20:00 pm

closed every Monday (except national holidays on Oct.14th and Nov.4th) 

at Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum https://okimu.jp/

I really hope many people would care and visit this exhibition! 

Let's think and feel once again what can we learn from our past. 

And please listen to your heart what your heart tells you.  

Then Let's talk about it and share it with your friends and family.

5 pairs of silicone arms that Hajichi-ed by me will be waiting for you at there!!

Glad you check the website below and !PLEASE! help them to make the exhibition successful!!

Thank you for your cooperation.

https://a-port.asahi.com/okinawatimes/projects/OkinawaTaiwanTattoo/