Brief  of the Final Design Project (Part 4)
About the Horiyoshi III Tattoo Museum

It is said, the Ink-freaks from around the globe dream of making a pilgrimage to this place. Its musty little two-floor treasure trove of pictures and paraphernalia, owned by the internationally-renowned tattoo master Horiyoshi Ⅲ. And the third floor becomes to a private studio for Horiyoshi III’s son and student Souriou Kazuyoshi-san tattooing nowadays.

 

His wife, Mayumi Nakano, is the general manager of this public "Tattoo Museum" located close to the Yokohama Station, which he founded in 2000. Mayumi Nakano, who appears to prefer to a spot of skin-art herself – never doubts courtesy of her expert husband’s ink-gun.

On show are photos and illustrations of intricate tattoos and an array of skin-art souvenirs, running the gamut from British and American tattoo-shop stencils to traditional tools used by Maoris and African tribes.

Described by visitors, “there’s an aesthetic consistency to the place: the entire museum seems to be a shrine to its proprietor’s various dark obsessions. Shrunken heads, Spawn toys, a giant stuffed tiger and a signed photo of a tattooed Robert De Niro in Cape Fear all vie for space...”

related artical: http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/jz/856/Yokohama+Tattoo+Museum