Photo: Américo Nunes from Recife, Brasil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Yoji Harada is one of those quietly remarkable figures I keep coming back to. A Tokyo-born talent who became a tattoo artist and musician known to American audiences through Miami Ink, he embodied a kind of cross-cultural fearlessness I deeply admire. There's something moving about a Japanese craftsman making his mark, literally, on a foreign stage. His death in 2019 at such a young age feels like an unfinished story. What strikes me most is the range, host, musician, ink artist, suggesting a restless creative spirit. I wish more of his world were documented, because the glimpses we have hint at a genuinely original life worth remembering.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoji Harada
- Name (Japanese)
- 原田洋二郎
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- January 1, 1973 – March 27, 2019
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- presenter / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoji Harada born?
January 1, 1973 – March 27, 2019.
Where is Yoji Harada from?
Yoji Harada is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yoji Harada do?
Yoji Harada works as presenter, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.