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Japanese Mythology & Folklore tattoos · LGBTQ+ friendly

Studio 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly Style 🌊 Japanese Subject Mythology & Folklore

15 tattoos · 13 artists · 11 studios

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Placement 🔙 Back 5 🦵 Thigh 4 🦿 Calf 2 👕 Full Sleeve 2

City 📍 Chicago 3 📍 New York 3 📍 Cape Town 2

Artists who have actually done this

Dragon and Phoenix Japanese LegsKoi Japanese LegsJapanese Full Back Bodysuit

Chip Douglas

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 12 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Mythology & Folklore tattoos in total
  • Mythology & Folklore is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Dragon Sleeve Forearm

Gareth Doye

Kak Lucky · Cape Town

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 98 in the portfolio
  • 2 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Mythology & Folklore tattoos in total
  • Mythology & Folklore is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: R2,200–3,300 (estimate)
Japanese Deity Back Piece

Cole

Cherry Bomb · New York

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 12 in the portfolio
  • 7 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Mythology & Folklore tattoos in total
  • Mythology & Folklore is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Japanese dragon with blossoms

Sam Coetzee

Fine Line · Durban

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 7 in the portfolio
  • 2 Japanese tattoos in total
  • Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Mythology & Folklore tattoos in total
  • Mythology & Folklore is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos

Compare all 13 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (3) · Cherry Bomb, New York (2) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (2) · True Love, Seattle (1) · Four Flames, Redmond (1) · Silent Earth Studios, Portland (1)

The tattoos

15 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the stomach
Japanese Dragon Torso →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🫃 Stomach
Corey Gonzales →Monolith Studio
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the back
Japanese Full Back Bodysuit →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
black with color accents japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the calf
Japanese dragon with blossoms →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🦿 Calf
Sam Coetzee →Fine Line
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the forearm
Dragon Sleeve Forearm →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon💪 Forearm
Gareth Doye →Kak Lucky
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of deity figure on the back
Japanese Deity Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🛐 Deity Figure🔙 Back
Cole →Cherry Bomb
colorful japanese (irezumi) and neo-traditional tattoo of dragon on the thigh
Dragon Hip Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🦵 Thigh
Ellie Chase →Silent Earth Studios
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the full sleeve
Dragon Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon👕 Full Sleeve
Shev →Kak Lucky
Japanese tattoo of hannya mask on the back
Hannya Mask Japanese Back →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask🔙 Back
Jcee Capila →The FALL
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 noh Masks with clouds on the full sleeve
Noh Masks Japanese Full Sleeve →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🎭 Mask👕 Full Sleeve
George Long →True Love
colorful japanese (irezumi) tattoo of dragon on the thigh
Dragon and Phoenix Japanese Legs →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🦵 Thigh
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
Realism and japanese tattoo of red oni mask on the chest
Red Oni Mask and Woman Face Collage Realism Chest →
🖼️ Realism💀 Skull🫁 Chest
Gage Turner →Real Gone
black & grey japanese (irezumi) tattoo of demon on the back
Oni Mask Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)😈 Demon🔙 Back
Clay →Cherry Bomb
Realism and ornamental and japanese tattoo of skull with scaled serpent on the calf
Skull and Dragon Realism Full Leg →
🖼️ Realism💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Tyler Pennington →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Neo-traditional tattoo of geisha with hannya Mask on the back
Geisha with Hannya Mask Neo-Traditional Back →
🌹 Neo-Traditional🚺 Female Figure🔙 Back
Tye Youmans →Four Flames

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