
The first written sources originating in Japan are the Kojiki (year 712) and the Nihon Shoki (year 720) and they relate the existence of tattoos since the 1st century in Japan.
It is worth remembering that the first review of the book Nihon Shoki cites the tattoos of the Emishi people during the reign of Emperor Keikō Tennō.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horimono_(tatuaje)#Tatuaje_penal_o_irezumiFi