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Japanese Animals tattoos

Style 🌊 Japanese Subject Animals Ink 🔵 Blue

51 tattoos · 29 artists · 20 studios

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Placement 🔙 Back 14 🦵 Thigh 11 👕 Full Sleeve 10 💪 Forearm 6 🦾 Upper Arm 6 🦿 Calf 4

City 📍 Seattle 22 📍 New York 9 📍 Chicago 4 📍 Los Angeles 3 📍 Denver 3 📍 Upland 2

Artists who have actually done this

Japanese Full SleeveJapanese Bodysuit Back and LegsKoi Japanese Calf

Aaron Bell

Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 20 in the portfolio
  • 20 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 20 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (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
  • 7 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Toad Sage Forearm PieceKitsune with Flames Calf PairSuikoden Hero and Serpent Back Piece

Josh Wright

White Lotus Tattoo · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 11 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 8 Blue tattoos in total
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
  • 6 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)

Compare all 29 artists →

Studios: Slave to the Needle Wallingford, Seattle (9) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (7) · Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle (6) · Cherry Bomb, New York (4) · Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (4) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (3)

The tattoos

51 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 peonies on the shoulder
Chrysanthemum Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🪷 Peony🤷 Shoulder
Levi Polzin →Slave to the Needle Ballard
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 on the upper arm
Koi and Waves Japanese Upper Arm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦾 Upper Arm
Ginny McCormick →Loose Screw Tattoo
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 with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the back
Koi Japanese Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🔙 Back
Elijah Cole →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the calf
Koi Japanese Calf →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🦿 Calf
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of koi fish on the full sleeve
Koi Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
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
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
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of animals on the forearm
Toad Sage Forearm Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)Animals💪 Forearm
Josh Wright →White Lotus Tattoo
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of mythology & folklore on the back
Hannya and Snake Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)Mythology & Folklore🔙 Back
Josh Wright →White Lotus Tattoo
Japanese tattoo of teal serpent with waves on the calf
Serpent and Waves Japanese Full Leg →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake🦿 Calf
Jaco Abarca →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
Japanese tattoo of koi carp with maple leaves on the full sleeve
Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish👕 Full Sleeve
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
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
Japanese tattoo of koi carp with waves on the back
Japanese Bodysuit Back and Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐠 Koi Fish🔙 Back
Aaron Bell →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of snake on the forearm
Snake in Flames Japanese Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake💪 Forearm
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful japanese (irezumi) and new school tattoo of snake on the head & face
Abstract Serpent Scalp →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐍 Snake🗿 Head & Face
Noel C →Allied Tattoo

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