Japan, Samuri tattoo uses white. I saw a Doc. on the tattoo and they went to a skin museum in Japan. It was on a number of years ago, but I will try to dig up the name of the show. Large back sized Oni 's and such. ( But I do agree it did look a bit strange, or mahap I' m just not used to seeing white in a tattoo.) ___I' ll dig +++Deberus