Tebori — tattooing entirely by hand, with needles bound to a wooden rod — is the older way of working, and Horiken Shibuya practices it without compromise. Not just the shading, which some artists still hand-poke, but the linework too, from the first stroke to the last. This book brings together his tattoo work for the first time.
Across 192 pages you can study pieces built in the classical Japanese manner, where the depth and atmosphere of older designs come through in every panel. Shibuya draws his own preparatory sketches by hand, prepares his own ink, and binds his own needles — a fully manual process that shapes how the finished tattoos look on skin, and his refined technical command has earned him wide recognition.
For tattoo artists, collectors of irezumi imagery, and anyone drawn to traditional Japanese design, this is a close look at a way of working that few practitioners maintain in full. The text is in Japanese, but the book is built around the photographs of the work itself.
Published by Taiyoh Group. Brand new, 2026 publication.
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