Japanese tattoo ideas

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Cherry blossom tattoo with pink flowers and grey branches running down the outer thigh and side of a leg, shown in colour.
Cherry blossom branch down a thigh
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a seated Buddha on a lotus base with a stem and leaves, running down the upper arm beneath cloud scrolls on the shoulder.
Seated Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of blue and purple peonies, red blossoms and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and blossom tattoo on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red lotus and cherry blossoms on an upper arm.
Maneki-neko cat with lotus on upper arm
Black and grey skull tattoo with pink cherry blossom petals and red swirls on a person's upper arm, in a Japanese influenced style.
Skull and cherry blossom on upper arm
Japanese style flash design of a cat wearing samurai armour and a red helmet, surrounded by pink leaves and black accents, with no body placement shown.
Samurai cat in armour design
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a bird with a red throat, plus two small characters, on a person's upper back.
Cherry blossom branch and bird across upper back
Full leg tattoo of a red, gold and black Japanese-style dragon running from the thigh down to the ankle.
Red and gold dragon tattoo down a leg
Colourful Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping black and white cat curled around patterned shapes on the top of a foot.
Sleeping cat on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of stylised teal and blue ocean waves with white foam crests and black outlines, on the forearm.
Stylised ocean waves on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle, placed on the inner forearm.
Small circular wave on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a breaking wave and a sailing ship, split into rectangular panels, on the upper arm of a person in a dark t-shirt.
Wave and ship on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a stretched white cat with black skulls and red eyes over teal waves on the top of a foot, with a red crab on the ankle.
Stretching cat with skulls on a foot
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather pattern and an orange and red chrysanthemum across a person's lower back, above cream bikini bottoms.
Peacock and chrysanthemum on the back
Japanese style full arm sleeve with red lotus flowers, teal shading and grey clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Lotus flowers and clouds on a full arm sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo with curling waves, a scaled creature and lotus flowers, extending down the left arm in a sleeve.
Back and arm sleeve with waves and dragon
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo spreading across a person's upper back and over the shoulder.
Chrysanthemums across a back and shoulder
Pink cherry blossom tattoo with grey-brown branches running down a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom leg tattoo from thigh to ankle
Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom tree with pink flowers and brown shaded branches across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom tree across upper back
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a stretching calico cat, filled with cherry blossom and fan patterns, on the side of a ribcage.
Stretching calico cat on ribs
Full-colour Japanese-style peony tattoo with blue, purple, red and pink blooms and green leaves running down the back.
Colourful peony vine across a back
Full Japanese-style sleeves on both arms and a chest piece, with pink and yellow koi, cherry blossoms and black-grey waves, shown on a shirtless torso.
Japanese koi and blossom full sleeves
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a horned, fanged beast with whiskers and a curling tail, shown on a forearm.
Horned beast with whiskers on a forearm
Soft red cherry blossom flowers on a dark grey branch tattooed across the top of a foot, in a Japanese-inspired botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on a foot
Japanese style design drawing of a Guanyin figure with praying hands, a red lotus and swirling waves, shaded in black, grey and red.
Guanyin with lotus and waves design
Side view of a man's arm covered by a colourful Japanese style full sleeve tattoo featuring a fierce figure, a moon and foliage on the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese full sleeve with warrior figure
Colour realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol and flowers in her hair, placed on the calf.
Geisha with parasol on a lower leg
Black and grey phoenix design with red cherry blossom flowers and petals, drawn in a Japanese style with no body placement shown.
Phoenix with cherry blossoms design
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch and two koi fish across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of blue waves running down a bare back, with pink and orange lotus flowers at the lower back.
Blue waves and lotus flowers across a back
Colour tattoo of a red chrysanthemum with blue ribbon-like petals and small goldfish, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Chrysanthemum with goldfish on a shoulder blade
Bare foot and ankle with a Japanese-style cherry blossom branch tattoo in black linework and red flowers, climbing from the top of the foot up the ankle.
Cherry blossom branch wrapping an ankle
Black and white photo of a woman seated on sand with her back to the camera, showing a large Japanese-style floral tattoo covering her back.
Japanese floral back piece on a woman at the beach
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a geisha holding a parasol on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up.
Geisha with parasol on upper back
Full arm sleeve of a blue Japanese-style dragon with red flames, its head on the shoulder and body wrapping down the upper arm and forearm.
Blue Japanese dragon sleeve on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple winking lucky cat with pink blossoms and petals on the top of a foot.
Maneki-neko and blossom on a foot
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on a person's upper back, with a curling crest and trailing lines.
Fine line wave tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat surrounded by pink cherry blossoms in a Japanese style, on the upper thigh.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossoms
Colour Japanese-style cherry blossom branch tattoo with red blossoms, a black sun and flying birds, running from the ankle up the lower leg.
Cherry blossom branch and sun on an ankle
Black ink tattoo of two koi fish swimming in a circle on the inner wrist, in a Japanese style with soft brushed shading.
Two koi fish in a circle on a wrist
Black ink Japanese-style tattoo of a woman in a kimono holding a parasol, with a pagoda and blossoming branch, on the lower leg.
Geisha with parasol and pagoda on a leg
Japanese style dragon leg sleeve with red cherry blossoms running from the thigh down to the ankle, shown on a leg resting on a tattooist's paper.
Japanese dragon leg sleeve with cherry blossoms
Large realistic-style geisha tattoo with a parasol and red kimono details, covering the upper back.
Geisha with parasol across a back
Full back tattoo of a red and grey phoenix among plum blossoms, in Japanese style, shown on a person's back.
Red and grey phoenix with blossoms across a back
Full-colour peacock tattoo with pink peonies and branches on the outer side of a thigh, shown against a black background.
Peacock and peony on the side of a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo