tattoos and teaching
hi everyone, this is my first post so bare with me. i've looked all over trying to find an answer to my sort of specific situation and haven't had much luck. for context, im half japanese with citizenship currently in school in the us pursuing a degree in both english and anthropology to eventually teach in japan. i plan on teaching english literature or comparative literature to international or military high schools or hopefully into higher education in a uni. i grew up with japanese customs and understand the taboo around tattoos, and as someone who expresses myself through my appearance, its something i've been dying to get. my concern is, because i want to get into a more "prestigious" (not the right word) position in teaching in japan, its become a mental back and forth. obviously, if i were to get a tattoo, it would be somewhere that can be easily covered up, and i wouldn't go around telling my colleagues about it, but im curious to know what others may think, is it a bad idea? i know if i were to end up at a DOD school i should be fine, but international? and especially as a professor, which would be my ultimate goal, im nervous, or on the other hand could they be more lenient? i feel like if i was a foreigner it can be brushed off but i am japanese so im afraid id be under more pressure? but also at the same time i look like a foreigner so im so confused and don't know what to think help please 😭