In Japan, tattoos have long been associated with crime families and less-favored cultural groups so, if you have a tattoo, you may be asked to cover it up or you may be denied access to a pool in that country. (In the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which were delayed to 2021, we were anxious to see how some of the United States' highly-tattooed swimmers would be received but, since the general public was not admitted to watch the competion, so we never got to see. A page with the "dos and don'ts" of swimming in Japanese pools can be found HERE.