TOKYO HIRO

Tattooer

Having been born August 2, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan, Hiro was a product of the second wave of the punk rock movement. At the age of 14, hanging with his boys, he`d had his first exposure to tattoos, and as history has
proven, tattoos and punk go hand-in-hand. By the time he was 15, despite his association with professionals, he was using jailhouse machines to tattoo his homies. When Hiro was 17,he met world famous tattooer Bob
Roberts, Hiro was too broke to afford an entire tattoo, but Bob agreed to outline a design for the money he could scratch together. Knowing this was what he wanted to do, Hiro went to Bob in Los Angeles and request an
apprenticeship.

Six years had passed as Hiro worked and proved his worth. World travelsuited tattooers in the scene and Hiro was now able to work with renown artists: Mike Wilson at Inksmith & Rogers in Jacksonville, Florida, Baby Ray
at Spotlight tattoo in L.A., Eric Maaske at Classic Tattoo Parlor in Fullerton, Ca. Hiro`s aims haven`t changed much- putting on traditional tattoos the right way, playing the guitar his way, good punk rock, heavy metal and country, and the credo :I`m not a tattoo artist, I`m a tattooer!

Some people Hiro has tattooed include; Lars from Rancid, Fat Mike and El Hefe from NOFX, Jay Bentley from Bad Religion, Atom Willard (Offspring / Angels and Airwaves), Dave Nassie (No Use For a Name / Bleeding Through), Tobe Bean from the Street Dogs, and Rick and Meggers from The Casualties...