Japanese tattoo ideas

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Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Circular tattoo on the lower leg showing a blue Japanese-style wave beneath the black lettering I AM THE SEA AND NOBODY OWNS ME.
Wave and quote on a calf
A colourful Japanese-style dragon tattoo with orange and blue scales runs down a leg onto the ankle, where cherry blossom sprigs sit beside a white strap heel.
Dragon tattoo on a leg in white heels
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of pink peonies with green leaves and black and grey waves on a leg, with a grey lotus on the ankle.
Japanese peony and wave leg sleeve
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Man seen from behind with a full colour Japanese style tattoo covering his back, arms and legs, including dragons, flowers and a golden disc.
Full body Japanese style back and limb tattoo
Colour tattoo of a purple horned cat with a third eye and feathered wings, surrounded by peach cloud motifs, on a lower leg.
Purple horned cat with third eye on a calf
Colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw and gold coin, in a traditional style, on the calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on a calf
Japanese style tattoo of a stretched black cat with orange chrysanthemum patterning and green leaves on a lower leg.
Stretching black cat with chrysanthemum
Seated person with an orange peony tattoo on the calf, a blue rose on the thigh and a neo-traditional style sleeve on the forearm.
Orange peony and blue rose on legs
Japanese-style dragon tattoo in pale blue linework on a lower leg above the ankle, against a black background with blue lighting.
Dragon tattoo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo on a calf showing koi, a dragonfly, lily pads, white lilies and a striped lizard in a pond scene with soft shading.
Koi pond and dragonfly on a calf
Colour tattoo of a large-eyed cartoon geisha doll with black hair, red kimono and red bow in a Japanese-inspired style on a calf.
Cartoon geisha doll on a lower leg
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a cat-faced geisha with hair sticks, a yellow flower and a red and purple patterned kimono, on the calf.
Cat-faced geisha on a calf
Mixed colour tattoo of a pair of black scissors and a red and black patterned kimono figure with a black spiral eye above, on a calf.
Scissors and kimono figure on a calf
Black and grey shaded Japanese-style dragon tattoo with scaled body and clawed feet, coiling down a calf.
Eastern dragon coiled down a lower leg
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red dragon with yellow whiskers, teal cloud shapes and black claws on a lower leg.
Red Japanese dragon on a calf