Tattooing forbidden: countries that don't see tattoos favorably

There are countries in which, for one reason or another, tattoos they are not well seen. So if you plan travelPlease note this list to take action.

Here we go…

South Korea from North

It is perhaps not surprising that hermetic North Korea be on this list. In fact, tattoos in that country they are not prohibited, but they have to follow directrices very special. For example, it is forbidden to tattoo the word "love" on behalf of your family or your partner, but you are free to do so if you do it for love al party or communism.

South Korea

The neighbors North Korea also have some curious leyes related to ink. Technically, it is not there either tattooing prohibited, but ... you have to go to a hospital to do it. The law says that, due to health hazards, tattoos can only be done by a doctor, with which the tattooists They have it very difficult to be able to live on their art.

Japan

In this country, if you want to enter a public bathroom you can't take tattoos. As in the case of the Koreas, they are not prohibited, but they will not look kindly on you, as they are related to the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia.

Sri Lanka and Thailand

Let's travel a bit to the West. In Sri Lanka It is forbidden to wear tattoos of Buddha from the waist down, as it is an insult to practitioners of the buddhism. It even went to the extreme of deport to a tourist who had a buddha tattooed in the leg!

En Thailand the case is similar. All tattoos that represent the head of a buddha, wherever it is in your body.

Iran and the United Arab Emirates

Wearing tattoos in these two countries is strictly prohibited. Although in the UAE the Tourists are tattooed, in Iran it is forbidden that Tourists carry religious tattoos or offensive. The two countries believe that it is a form of self-harm, what is prohibited by the Koran.

Denmark

Although, surely, things will change soon, in Denmark is prohibited get tattooed certain parts of body (such as the neck, hands or face) since 1966. Even so, its inhabitants are going to other countries to tattoo any of these parts.