Full Body Piercing (and Tattoos) Vol 2 (1996) tattoobooks Christian Fletcher

Christian Fletcher

SM Secret Stories was handled by Sanwa Publishing

first edition

pre-war magazines and playhouses

This issue features a lot of traditional Japanese tattoos and backpieces presented by the Japanese Traditional Tattoo Society

Full Body Piercing (and Tattoos) Vol 2 (1996) tattoobooks Christian FletcherIn the 1990s Japan, piercing and tattooing was becoming increasingly more popular as subculture movements like punk and hardcore grew. Core Magazine started publishing Burst, which featured a collection of photography and interviews on tattooers, piercers, musicians, indie filmographers, sex industry workers and more. Full Body Piercing Volume 2 is a collection of tattooing and piercing photography and articles by Core published in 1996, way ahead of