Traditional black and gray Japanese dragon tattoo designs can also be used for the forearm or sleeve. 9. Leg Tattoos. Japanese dragon leg tattoos are a popular choice for men. Traditional Japanese ...

Wabori simply means “Japanese tattoo” and is a unifying term used to describe the traditional Japanese tattoo designs. What do Traditional Japanese Tattoos Mean? Japanese tattoos follow strict ...

Traditional figures in Japanese tattoos . Traditional figures in Japanese tattoo designs feature a huge variety of images – geishas, warriors, masks, gods, demons and ghosts, etc. Japanese geisha ...

Traditional Japanese tattoos, with their rich history and deep meaning, provide a one-of-a-kind and powerful means of self-expression. Beyond their remarkable appearance, these mythology, folklore, ...

Some of the most frequently asked questions by soon-to-be tourists in Japan, are concerning the Japanese perception of tattoos. Body ink has long been stigmatised in Japan due to its links with the ...

For some, "Wabori: Traditional Japanese Tattoo" may be the perfect coffee-table book to kill time with at a cafe, and that would be fine.The more than 250 glossy pages in this book contain enough ...

One of Japan’s top tattoo artists creates traditional Japanese art on a woman’s back during a cultural performance for the press in Tokyo. The presentation aimed to introduce the historical ...

In Japan, tattoos have a long history. In the 16th century during the era of the samurai, laws prohibited merchants and others from showing off their wealth by wearing expensive silk kimonos ...

When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or shatter any taboos -- just copy Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro's beach-bronze "surfer chick" look. In Japan, where tattoos ...