page_title: Yakuza
hierarchical_section_title: Yakuza
caption_attribution_description: English: Sanja Matsuri, in Senso-ji, in the quarter of Asakusa, in Tokyo, is one of the biggest festivals in Tokyo. The festival as such, well, it's nothing too special if you've seen others. It is particular, though, by how Yakuza show off their status in the clear. I cannot find an authoritative source for this, but apparently Yakuza are not supposed/allowed to show off their tatoos (how do you pass a law that forbids the public display of tatoos, beats me). Only (supposedly) in the Sanja Matsuri, not only they do not hide themselves, but become a full-fledged showcase of art on flesh.日本語: 5代目浅草高橋組のメンバー。日本の暴力団の一つ住吉会の傘下の組である。Русский: Японская якудза: члены группировки Асакуса-Такахаси-гуми, действующей под покровительством крупной мафиозной федерации Сумиёси-кай, демонстрируют свои татуировки на празднике Сандзя-мацури.العربية: جماعة سانجا ماتسوري في حي أساكوسا بالعاصمة اليابانية طوكيو، وذلك بمشاركة إحدىّ المهرجانات الشعبية، وهم أحد أفراد عصابة ياكوزا.
context_page_description: Yakuza, known also as gokudō, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates in Japan.
  Yakuza call themselves ninkyō dantai which the Japanese media and police call them bōryokudan. They are the world's largest criminal organization and have about 103,000 members. The three biggest Yakuza families are Yamaguchi-gumi, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Inagawa-kai. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, they opened their offices to help refugees and sent dozens of trucks with supplies to affected areas.
context_section_description: Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, IPA: [jaꜜkɯza]), known also as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path", IPA: [gokɯꜜdoː]), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates in Japan. 
  Yakuza call themselves ninkyō dantai (chivalrous organizations) which the Japanese media and police call them bōryokudan (violence group). They are the world's largest criminal organization and have about 103,000 members. The three biggest Yakuza families are Yamaguchi-gumi, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Inagawa-kai. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, they opened their offices to help refugees and sent dozens of trucks with supplies to affected areas.
caption: Yakuza members displaying their status at Sanja Matsuri
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