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Benkei Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Benkei (弁慶)

Benkei was a historical Japanese figure, a warrior monk companion to Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経), another renowned historical figure; both whose exploits became legends. Benkei was known as a man...

Benkei (弁慶)

Benkei was a historical Japanese figure, a warrior monk companion to Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経), another renowned historical figure; both whose exploits became legends. Benkei was known as a man...

Watanabe no Tsuna Ukiyo-e Art

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邊綱)

Watanabe no Tsuna was a historical Japanese figure, a samurai companion to Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光), another renowned historical figure; both whose exploits became legends.

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邊綱)

Watanabe no Tsuna was a historical Japanese figure, a samurai companion to Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光), another renowned historical figure; both whose exploits became legends.

Roshi Ensei Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Roshi Ensei (浪子燕青)

One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Roshi (浪子), translates to wanderer. The nickname comes from Roshi once being reduced to a beggar due to abduction...

Roshi Ensei (浪子燕青)

One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Roshi (浪子), translates to wanderer. The nickname comes from Roshi once being reduced to a beggar due to abduction...

Zao Gongen Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Zao Gongen (蔵王権現)

Zao Gongen is a uniquely Japanese Buddhist mountain deity of the Shugendo sect. Kongo Zao (金剛蔵王) refers to the king who embodies the ultimate truth and is all-controlling, while Gongen...

Zao Gongen (蔵王権現)

Zao Gongen is a uniquely Japanese Buddhist mountain deity of the Shugendo sect. Kongo Zao (金剛蔵王) refers to the king who embodies the ultimate truth and is all-controlling, while Gongen...

Senkaji Chou-Ou Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Senkaji Chou-Ou (舩火児張横)

One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Senkaji (船火児), translates to boatman. The nickname comes from the fact that he was a thieving boatman. If he...

Senkaji Chou-Ou (舩火児張横)

One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Senkaji (船火児), translates to boatman. The nickname comes from the fact that he was a thieving boatman. If he...

Tenjiku Tokubei Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛)

Tenjiku Tokubei was a Japanese adventurer and trader from the 1600s who traveled all across Asia - pursuing commercial activities in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and India.

Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛)

Tenjiku Tokubei was a Japanese adventurer and trader from the 1600s who traveled all across Asia - pursuing commercial activities in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and India.