Manami Okazaki (Maki)

Journalist/ Fixer (both print and film/doco)/ Production

I have stellar contacts in Japan from the gutter to the stars.
Most of my journalism is to do with Japanese culture, traditions, travel, food, fashion, the Arts, design as well as subculture/ counter culture type things. I write prolifically about the (extreme)Japanese underground, especially tattoo culture.
Tattoo in Japan book is out now thru L’ippocampo

Have covered stories in at least 15 countries.
Over 600 articles published internationally, 50+ magazine titles.

Honorary member of the Foreign Correspondent’s Club Japan
Winner of a decade of Asian GEO magazine’s best of awards. (Best of Arts)