Japanese tattoo ideas

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Black flash design of the Japanese kanji for strength above the word STRENGTH in blackletter lettering, on a white background.
Kanji for strength with blackletter lettering
Pencil drawing of a coiling Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and flowing whiskers, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Coiling dragon design in pencil
Side-by-side photos of a Japanese-style swirling cloud tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, the left before treatment and the right after, with the colour noticeably faded.
Japanese swirl sleeve before and after laser fading
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the inner arm.
Great wave tattoo with dotwork shading
Colour tattoo of a spotted maneki-neko lucky cat in front of red sunburst rays and purple lotus flowers, on the side of the abdomen.
Lucky cat with sunburst and lotus on the abdomen
Black ink tattoo of two stylised koi fish with scrolling ornamental linework on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised koi pair on upper back
Japanese style tattoo of a grey cat with green eyes holding a red daruma doll, on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a daruma doll on a thigh
Back of a woman with a black linework Japanese-style lotus and wave design across her lower back, and a peony and flower sleeve on her arm, photographed in a dim studio.
Lotus back piece and flower arm sleeve
Black and grey pencil drawing of a coiling Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and wispy cloud-like flames, shown as a tattoo design.
Japanese dragon design in graphite
Black line drawing of a woman with long hair and closed eyes, showing a Japanese-style sleeve of cherry blossoms, a koi-like fish and a skull on her arm.
Woman with Japanese-style sleeve and skull
Woman in a white mesh bikini showing a black Japanese-style dragon tattoo that wraps from her hip down onto her thigh.
Black dragon tattoo across hip and thigh
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo wrapping from the hip down the outer thigh of a woman in white bikini bottoms.
Red and green dragon wrapping hip and thigh
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a geisha with pink flowers in her hair, a red and green serpent, waves and chrysanthemums, shown across a person's upper back.
Geisha and serpent back piece
Back and arm tattoo in Japanese style showing a fierce warrior with a sword, a koi on the upper arm and peonies, in colour against a black background.
Japanese back and arm sleeve tattoo
Full-colour Japanese style dragon design with grey scales, red flame-like swirls and yellow claws, grasping a black and white pearl, shown on a white background.
Japanese dragon with flaming pearl design
Full back tattoo of an orange and black tiger battling a red and cream snake among clouds, in Japanese style, with further tattoos on both arms.
Tiger and snake full back piece
Cherry blossom branch tattoo on the ribs, with a grey shaded trunk and pink and purple blossoms in a soft botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Close view of a red plum blossom branch tattoo with black brushstroke twigs on the upper chest, in a Japanese botanical style.
Red blossom branch on the upper chest
Full-colour Japanese style koi fish design drawn in red and orange with white wave lines and a black and grey swirl behind it, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Koi fish with swirling waves design
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship, red sun, waves and an octopus across the side of a torso and upper thigh, in a Japanese and traditional style.
Sailing ship and octopus side piece
Flash sheet of six line drawn flower designs, including a cherry blossom and several circular rosette motifs, shown on a white background.
Cherry blossom and rosette flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a snarling lion head in Japanese style, with orange and grey-green shading and bold black outlines, on a person's arm or leg.
Lion head with flowing mane on a limb
Colour tattoo of an anime-style girl in a red outfit hugging a white dragon, with blue sky and a grey dragon behind, on a forearm.
Anime girl hugging a white dragon on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a Japanese-style foo dog with a flowing mane and tail, standing among swirling clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design sketch.
Japanese foo dog with swirling clouds
Colour flash design of a monkey king in gold and green armour holding a staff, with red dragons, leaves and waves, in Japanese style.
Monkey king with red dragons and golden staff
Black and grey drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling through clouds above a swirling wave, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Japanese dragon with clouds and swirling wave
Large colour Japanese-style oni demon face tattoo covering a man's chest and stomach, with grey shading and orange, purple and teal accents.
Japanese oni demon face across chest and stomach
Back view of a woman wearing a white cap, with a black linework cherry blossom branch tattoo with red blossoms across her upper back and shoulder.
Blossom branch across upper back
Small black ink tattoo of two koi fish swimming in a circle on the inside of a wrist, in a brushstroke style.
Two koi fish in a circle on a wrist
Flash design of a geisha with a red peony in her hair above a skull wearing a samurai helmet, in a Japanese style with grey shading and red accents.
Geisha and skull in samurai helmet
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo running down a person's back from the shoulder to the waist.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Japanese-style landscape tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a grey pagoda, cherry blossom, red maple, rocks and rushing water.
Japanese pagoda landscape on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing Totoro under an umbrella beside the grinning Catbus, with shaded grass and leaves.
Totoro and Catbus on a forearm
Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo in orange and grey shading covering a forearm, with wave shading above and small script on the wrist.
Chrysanthemum sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with white flowers in her hair and a finger raised to her lips, on the lower leg.
Geisha with finger to lips on a calf
Black line drawing of two stacked spider chrysanthemums with curled, spiky petals, in a Japanese-style tattoo flash design.
Two chrysanthemums in line drawing
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a rising sun over teal waves and pine trees, with grey clouds on the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from three angles.
Sun, waves and clouds on an upper arm
Full colour Japanese style tattoo of a horse in an ornate bridle, pink peonies and a blue bird, running down the side of a thigh.
Horse, peonies and bird down the side of a thigh
Black line tattoo of Totoro sitting on a branch with red cherry blossoms, placed on a shoulder, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Totoro and cherry blossoms on a shoulder
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with swirling curls and shaded crests.
Black and grey wave sleeve on upper arm
Three-panel photo of a colour Japanese-style forearm tattoo showing a blue horned sea serpent, red fish and outlined waves.
Blue sea serpent and red fish on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a samurai with a topknot holding a katana over one shoulder, surrounded by ink splatters, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Samurai with katana ink splash design
Black and grey bamboo leaves in a soft, brushed shading style across a person's side ribs.
Bamboo leaves on the ribs
Coloured drawing of a koi and a yellow goldfish among yellow and red flowers, with a black-and-white stencil version of the design in the top left corner.
Koi and goldfish design with stencil inset
Japanese-style tattoo of a cat face with yellow eyes, black and grey markings and a red rope beneath it, on the outer thigh.
Cat mask with rope on thigh
Back of a person with a red cherry blossom branch tattoo in Japanese style, running from the lower back up towards the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a bold sunburst with rays above a shaded mountain and rolling waves, in a realistic style.
Sunrise over mountains and sea on a forearm