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Japanese Animals tattoos · Walk-ins welcome

Studio 🚶 Walk-ins welcome Style 🌊 Japanese Subject Animals

27 tattoos · 12 artists · 7 studios

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Placement 🔙 Back 7 🦾 Upper Arm 5 👕 Full Sleeve 4 🤷 Shoulder 3 🦵 Thigh 3 💪 Forearm 2

City 📍 Seattle 7 📍 Chicago 7 📍 New York 7 📍 Denver 4

Artists who have actually done this

Koi Japanese LegsDagger and Snake Japanese Upper ArmKoi and Snake Japanese Forearm

Chip Douglas

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 12 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 8 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Chrysanthemum Japanese Full SleevePeacock Chest and ShoulderCrane Chest and Shoulder

Levi Polzin

Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 12 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Japanese Snake and Cherry Blossom ShoulderJapanese Tiger SleeveJapanese Tiger Back Piece

Cole

Cherry Bomb · New York

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 7 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Japanese Foo Dog Upper ArmCrane and Snake RibsJapanese Koi Sleeve Forearm

Lewis Stewart

Think Tank Tattoo · Denver

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 9 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)

Compare all 12 artists →

Studios: Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle (7) · Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (7) · Think Tank Tattoo, Denver (4) · Cherry Bomb, New York (4) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (3) · Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles (1)

The tattoos

27 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Japanese tattoo of tiger on the thigh
Tiger in Flames Japanese Thigh →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🦵 Thigh
Frida Sedgwick →Three Kings Brooklyn
Japanese tattoo of koi with cherry blossoms on the upper arm
Koi and Cherry Blossoms Japanese Upper Arm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦾 Upper Arm
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of tiger on the back
Tiger Japanese Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
black with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of bird on the chest
Peacock Chest and Shoulder →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🫁 Chest
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
black with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of bird on the chest
Crane Chest and Shoulder →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🫁 Chest
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
black with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of bird on the back
Crane Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the full sleeve
Koi Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Bruce Rivera →Slave to the Needle Ballard
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of bird on the shoulder
Crane Japanese Shoulder →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🤷 Shoulder
Bruce Rivera →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of tiger on the upper arm
Japanese Tiger Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🦾 Upper Arm
Cole →Cherry Bomb
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of tiger on the back
Japanese Tiger Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Cole →Cherry Bomb
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the full sleeve
Koi and Figure Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer →Mr Lucky's
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of lion on the upper arm
Japanese Foo Dog Upper Arm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🦁 Lion🦾 Upper Arm
Lewis Stewart →Think Tank Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of koi carp with waves on the thigh
Koi Japanese Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦵 Thigh
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of cherry blossom branches with large bird across the shoulders on the back
Japanese Ornamental Back and Hip →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)💮 Cherry Blossom🔙 Back
Danny 'One-Shot' Chan →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of snake on the forearm
Snake in Flames Japanese Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake💪 Forearm
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of green toad-like figure with a mallet with orange giant slug on the ankle &amp ...
Toad and Slug Japanese Foot →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐸 Frog🦶 Ankle & Foot
Cole →Cherry Bomb
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of cherry blossom on the shoulder
Japanese Snake and Cherry Blossom Shoulder →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake🤷 Shoulder
Cole →Cherry Bomb
Realism and japanese tattoo of wolf head with samurai helmet on the calf
Samurai Wolf Realism Calf →
🖼️ Realism🐺 Wolf🦿 Calf
Janda Farley →Three Kings Brooklyn
Japanese tattoo of peonies on the shoulder
Chrysanthemum Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🪷 Peony🤷 Shoulder
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the forearm
Koi and Snake Japanese Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish💪 Forearm
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of bird on the ribs & side
Crane and Snake Ribs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐦 Bird🥋 Ribs & Side
Lewis Stewart →Think Tank Tattoo
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of fish on the full sleeve
Japanese Koi Sleeve Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐟 Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Lewis Stewart →Think Tank Tattoo
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of flower on the back
Snake and Rose Japanese Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🌸 Flower🔙 Back
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the full sleeve
Snake and Dragon Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon👕 Full Sleeve
Aimee Hwang →Think Tank Tattoo

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