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INSIDE JAPAN'S YAKUZA / By Toru Yokota. The world of the Yakuza is shrouded in secrecy and fear. Japan's equivalent of the mafia don't usually take kindly to prying lenses. It took plenty of audacity and good deal of polite persuasian for photographer Toru Yokota to convince Japan's most feared criminals to allow him to document their lives. Toru's images give us a unique glimpse of everyday life in the Maruto-Kai gang in Fukushima and of Yakuza gangs taking part in a wild festival on the streets of Tokyo. For more of Toru’s Yakuza images click here.
 
 
Image No: tyo00077
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Fukushima
Caption: Katsunori Ida holds his sword in his office, with two of his men beside him. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the...
 
Image No: tyo00098
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Traditional Japanese tattoo on a Yakuza member's back.
 
Image No: tyo00092
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Fukushima
Caption: Yakuza members enjoying a day at the beach on their holiday in Fukushima prefecture.
 
Image No: tyo00095
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Yakuza members kick boxing for exercise in their gym. Japan's Yakuza are known for being strong kick boxers.
 
Image No: tyo00076
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Fukushima
Caption: Katsunori Ida, leader of Maruto-Kai Yakuza group, stands in his office in Fukushima prefecture, about 200 km...
 
Image No: tyo00085
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Katsunori Ida and his hostesses at one of the many nightclubs that he owns. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the...
 
Image No: tyo00088
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Katsunori Ida with a hostess at one of the many nightclubs that he owns. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the...
 
Image No: tyo00080
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Yakuza members hanging out in their office.
 
Image No: tyo00089
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: A Japanese stripper on stage at one of Katsunori Ida's nightclubs. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the Maruto-Kai...
 
Image No: tyo00090
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: A Japanese stripper on stage at one of Katsunori Ida's nightclubs. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the Maruto-Kai...
 
Image No: tyo00083
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: A Yakuza member getting his tattoo. It takes about 6 months to complete the Yakuza body tattoo and costs at least US$20,000.
 
Image No: tyo00079
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Fukushima
Caption: Katsunori and his men enter a nightclub in Fukushima prefecture. Katsunori Ida is the leader of the Maruto-Kai...
 
Image No: tyo00087
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 06 Jul 2005
Country: Japan
Area: 
Caption: Yakuza members and hostesses at one of the many nightclubs that Katsunori Ida owns. Katsunori Ida is the leader...
 
Image No: tyo00058
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of yakuza gangs carry the mikoshi (traditional portable shrine) towards the Asakusa Shrine in a...
 
Image No: tyo00054
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of yakuza gangs gather at the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, to celebrate the festival of Sanja-Matsuri. The...
 
Image No: tyo00052
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Crowds of people, including members of yakuza gangs, gather at the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, to celebrate the...
 
Image No: tyo00060
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of yakuza gangs carry the mikoshi (traditional portable shrine) towards the Asakusa Shrine in a...
 
Image No: tyo00061
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - show their tattoos during the Shinto festival of Sanja Matsuri...
 
Image No: tyo00063
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - show their tattoos during the Shinto festival of Sanja Matsuri...
 
Image No: tyo00062
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: The tattooed head of a member of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - during the Shinto festival of Sanja...
 
Image No: tyo00070
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Policemen rush into the crowd during a procession to celebrate the festival of Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa, Tokyo.
 
Image No: tyo00048
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - wait for 'mikoshi' (a portable shrine) on a street in Asakusa,...
 
Image No: tyo00075
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: The police keep guard on a street in Asakusa, Tokyo, during a procession to celebrate the festival of Sanja Matsuri.
 
Image No: tyo00049
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - wait for 'mikoshi' (a portable shrine) on a street in Asakusa,...
 
Image No: tyo00068
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of yakuza gangs carry the mikoshi (traditional portable shrine) towards the Asakusa Shrine in a...
 
Image No: tyo00042
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - wait in front of their boss's house in Asakusa, Tokyo, to...
 
Image No: tyo00072
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - protest against a police guard at a procession, during the...
 
Image No: tyo00071
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the yakuza jostle against policemen at a procession during the festival of Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa, Tokyo.
 
Image No: tyo00045
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - wait for 'mikoshi' (a portable shrine) on a street in Asakusa,...
 
Image No: tyo00051
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - wait for 'mikoshi' (a portable shrine) on a street in Asakusa,...
 
Image No: tyo00074
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of the Takahashi family - a yakuza gang - block the policemen on a street in Asakusa, Tokyo, during a...
 
Image No: tyo00055
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of yakuza gangs carry the mikoshi (traditional portable shrine) towards the Asakusa Shrine in a...
 
Image No: tyo00064
By: Toru Yokota
Date: 22 May 2005
Country: Japan
Area: Tokyo
Caption: Members of a yakuza gang show their tattoos during the Shinto festival of Sanja Matsuri in Tokyo. The main...
 
 
 
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