Japanese tattoos, or “irezumi,” are renowned for their intricate designs, deep symbolism, and stunning aesthetic appeal. Whether you’re drawn to the legendary samurai, the majestic dragons ...

Koi carp leap over limbs. And today, a jade-green dragon ... After the Second World War, Japanese tattoos (known as "irezumi") were strongly tied to Japan's yakuza crime gangs.

Irezumi to Nihonjin (The Japanese and Tattoos). Heibonsha, 2016. (Originally published in Japanese on December 19, 2016. Banner photo: Sanpuku soroe shiiki no shirataki (Unity of Three Happinesses ...

Japanese irezumi, watercolor tattoos are also popular. Japanese irezumi tattoos featuring intricate dragon and koi fish designs are again rising in popularity, notes Chronic Ink Tattoo, as "they ...

Get tattooed by artists like Sunny Bhanushali, D’Crank and Naveen Nandakumar of Irezumi at Neotribe’s Tarazwa, a tattoo festival at Amethyst in Chennai this weekend. June 3, 2025 e-Paper.

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 ...

Koi carp leap over limbs. And today, a jade-green dragon ... After the Second World War, Japanese tattoos (known as "irezumi") were strongly tied to Japan's yakuza crime gangs.