Tebori vs. Machine: Answering Your Questions About The Traditional Hand-Poked Technique That Masters Still Use
The gentle tap-tap-tap of bamboo against skin echoes through a traditional Japanese studio, carrying with it centuries of cultural heritage. This is tebori—the ancient hand-poked method that gave birth to some of the world’s most revered body art. Yet in today’s studios, the electric hum of modern machines has largely replaced these meditative rhythms. This …