Hajichi
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Tattoos traditionally worn by women in the Amami and Ryûkyû Islands are known as hajichi.
References
- Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô 31 (2006), 244.