Tattoos

But the cover up will only go so far, it has been revealed.

The Samoan players will wear skin suits after the team consulted a Japanese cultural expert.

Captain Jack Lam said: “We had someone coming in and giving us a heads-up about what we could expect in Japan.

“There’s a lot of similarities in our cultures but when it comes to the tattoos we have obviously got a lot of tattoos, it’s quite normal in our culture.

“But we are respectful and mindful to what the Japanese way is. We will be making sure that what we are showing will be OK.”

Hence, he stresses the importance of taking proper care.

A new tattoo may swell, turn into a blister or worse case, pus, if not treated well.

At trends, an after-care instructions is usually provided to clients on the basics of after-care process.

“A tattoo is an art. I don’t want it to be spoilt. So we give the instructions, to preserve the art,” he said.

Here, Kiel sheds a few tips:

• The sun is a tattoo’s number one enemy. Direct exposure to the sun fades the natural pigment ink and can also cause infections.

This is where the Arab Ink Project was born.

It's an initiative that explores Arabic culture through art, design and tattoos and shines a light on a culture little known beyond the Arab world -- even to people who visit the region.

The project is the brainchild of Bashar Alaeddin, who took inspiration from Beirut's graffiti as a creatively stifled freelancer back in 2013.