Advice Needed: Traveling to Japan with Tattoos and Wearing Shorts in Summer?

I’m heading to Japan this summer, and it’s my second time there. I'm going with my wife and our two kids.

Both my wife and I are pretty tattooed, but I’ve got more ink than she does—double sleeves and a full leg sleeve.

I saw this old TikTok video that went viral saying men shouldn’t wear shorts and women should dress very conservatively (which I get), but it’s gonna be super hot when we go. This confused me because last time I was there in the winter, I saw tons of Japanese girls wearing super short skirts in the freezing cold. I know it's not the norm, but there were a lot of them.

I’m wondering how bad it would be if my wife and I wear shorts? With shorts, my whole leg sleeve will be out, and I don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable, especially on the trains.

Any advice would be awesome!

by dr7s

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