BOOKS CLOSED podcast - Ep 005 - Taki Kitamura 

Taki!! Hell yes, I’ve worked the Bay Area show and it was one of the coolest things that’s ever happened in my career. I worked at a small shop and taki invited us even though we weren’t world famous and let us be a part of something amazing. You guys rule. Taki’s a legend man and I’ve got nothing but love for you guys

Traditional Japanese irezumi/tebori culture is incredible!

Excellent podcast. For myself as a tattoo enthusiast from post soviet eastern Europe this is amazing way to learn about traditional tattoo culture. All we have is dudes who have some sort of experience and they are retelling all the stuff they have read somewhere. And so far it is same same and different point from people within that real traditional tattoo culture. Thank you

Love that Taki mention Doc Forest! /Tony from Sweden.

Taki RULES!!! The bay area convention is the very best convention of the year in the states...

This is far beyond awesome! I love this interviews and I was quite bored because after I watched everything on Scott Sylvia's chanel I could'nt find anything new to listen to and learn from that kind of tattooer. I think I'll do something like that with my friends. Thank you, Andrew!!!! Greetings from Brazil!

Great show! I love the theme of perspective being discussed in this show! I think it’s really important to try and be influenced by as much as possible and apply that in your art! It’s really cool to hear about a tattoo artist I have previously never heard of! Keep up the awesome work! I still think even though we have so much to grab from as tattoo artists with social media and the internet, that perhaps we still can be limited by region when it comes to artists. Artistic exposure is slow, and the amount of Cali and western artists I haven’t heard of I’m sure is staggering! That could just be personal experience though. Support your local boys and girls and make the ones around you great! I would love to hear you interview Tony Ciavarro! Thanks again and keep up the great work!

Really great show, so much fun and inspiration from it. You should invite Dan Kubin, I bet he has tons of great stories and insights. Besides that, his machines are f**king awesome. I own a Mini Cranker and if there is such a thing as an allrounder machine, for me this is the one, specially with carts! Havent had the chance to use a newer one but Im not sure if I need too :-) Thank you Andrew for producing this podcast!

Great episode! Got me even more stoked going to bay area convention for the first time this year!

Enjoyed this! Thank you so much!

Terrific conversation. Truly interesting!

watched this like 8 times now lol good stuff

Fuck piercing , fuck suspensions and bands at the conventions. Hell yeah Horitaka, I’ve dedicated 22 years of my life to this trade and I love to see it protected.

Hey yeah greatest pod cast in the world can’t wait to be stuck in traffic

Good stuff man, I've really enjoyed listening to these super interesting perspectives! Keep up the awesome job!

Coolest podcast ever takis the man I’ve had the pleasure of getting tattooed by him!

Nice one! Taki, you should bring Michelangelo from Italy in your convention!

A Dan Dringenberg podcast would be awsome

another great conversation!

I love listening to this stuff man, even though I'm a pig fuckin' scratcher. Keep it up

Keep up the great work guys. Good stuff

amazing podcast

So good

Awesome stuff

The biggest obstruction I've had to learning to tattoo is.... Everyone telling me to fuck off for the past two decades.

Wait!! Who’s interviewing WHO?!

Best convention in the bay and northern cal ! ROMAN WAS RIGHT