>>81787748 (OP)That's partly true, it mostly has to do with not wanting foreigners to accidentally mix in with yakuza where your epic nerd dragon tattoo is seen as a direct offense to the flowery tiger clan.
In the same way that a completely clueless lady might be wearing a blue, or red, bandana which she's been wearing everyday eespecially when it's hot outside and then fight herself in an urban area and a helpful youth comes along and is all
>SHHEEEEIIT WHO YOU WITH DAWG WHO YOU WITH WHY YOU REPPIN THOSE COLORS BRO YOU GONNA GET SHOT DAWGBut the yakuze haven't been relevant in like 15 years and more and more places are fine with tattoos, as more and more Japanese people are fine with tattoos.
It's still very much an alternative culture though, like you're not gonna see someone with sleeves working at a bank like you might in the west.