I got my first tattoo when i was 16, wasn't really sure what i was getting my self in to. I lived in japan at the time, i went around shopping for shops around tokyo and yokohama. i finally found a shop that i liked and felt comfortable in, talked to one of the artists(whom im still good friends with to this day) had a sketch drawn up, made an appointment. then i had to wait about a month and a half. it was well worth the wait, even though the tattoo i got isnt anything that i would get now-a-days, i still love it. (its an newschool ish dragon, blue yellow, lots of color)
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