According to this Wikipedia article, the Tsesarevich and future Tsar Nicholas II got a dragon tattoo on his arm during his 1891 trip to Japan. Was this a permanent tattoo? Why did he get it? How was this viewed by Russian and European society?

by henry_fords_ghost

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōtsu_incident

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Are there any clearer pictures of it anywhere than this one? I'd love to see it in more details if anyone knows if such a thing exists. http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/tsarskoe/media/bWVkaWFJZDoxMjQ1Mjg0NA==/?ref=