▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Sh od ai ▁H ori y oshi ▁of ▁Y ok oh ama . ▁Nak ano ▁got ▁his ▁own ▁t atto o ▁from ▁H ori y oshi ▁II — Sh od ai ▁H ori y oshi ' s ▁son — and ▁lead ▁to ▁Nak ano ▁becoming ▁H ori y oshi ▁I ' s ▁app rent ice ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁H ori y oshi ▁III ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁t atto o ist ▁be ▁granted ▁that ▁honor ific ▁title , ▁which ▁passes ▁from ▁master ▁to ▁app rent ice . ▁The ▁t atto o ist ▁aff ix ation ▁H ori ▁means ▁to ▁eng ra ve ▁or ▁" to ▁car ve ." ▁Mur am ats u ▁best owed ▁this ▁title ▁upon ▁Nak ano ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁His ▁wife , ▁May umi ▁Nak ano , ▁is ▁the ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁his ▁public ▁" T atto o ▁Museum " ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Y ok oh ama ▁Station , ▁which ▁he ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁At ▁H ori y oshi ' s ▁studio ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁t atto os ▁are ▁out lined ▁mostly ▁free hand ▁using ▁an ▁electric ▁need le . ▁He ▁did ▁the ▁out lin ing ▁by ▁hand ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁His ▁friendship ▁with ▁Don ▁Ed ▁Hard y , ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁lead ▁to ▁H ori y oshi ' s