Horiyoshi III

Horiyoshi III (Japanese: 三代目彫よし, Hepburn: Sandaime Horiyoshi, born 1946 as Yoshihito Nakano (中野 義仁)) is a horishi (tattoo artist), specializing in Japanese traditional full-body tattoos, or "suits," called Irezumi or Horimono.

Horiyoshi III
Horiyoshi III in his Isecho studio 2009 (photo:Horikitsune)
Born
Yoshihito Nakano

(1946-03-09) 9 March 1946
Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
CitizenshipJapanese
OccupationTattoo artist
Known forIrezumi (Japanese full-body) tattoos
SpouseMayumi Nakano
Websitewww.ne.jp/asahi/tattoo/horiyoshi3
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