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Dakki no Ohyaku Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Dakki no Ohyaku (妲己のお百)

Dakki no Ohyaku was said to have been an evil woman living during the Edo period. Ohyaku is said to have been born to poverty, and through her beauty and...

Dakki no Ohyaku (妲己のお百)

Dakki no Ohyaku was said to have been an evil woman living during the Edo period. Ohyaku is said to have been born to poverty, and through her beauty and...

Bamboo Traditional Japanese Tattoo

Bamboo (竹)

The bamboo is an evergreen, traditionally associated with winter, as it is one of the symbols of the new year. Due to its nature as a strong, flexible and resilient...

Bamboo (竹)

The bamboo is an evergreen, traditionally associated with winter, as it is one of the symbols of the new year. Due to its nature as a strong, flexible and resilient...

Nekomata Traditional Japanese Art

Nekomata (猫また、 猫又、猫股)

Nekomata are a type of cat yokai (妖怪) with stories originating as far as the early Kamakura period (1233). The nekomata are said two have two variations - those that...

Nekomata (猫また、 猫又、猫股)

Nekomata are a type of cat yokai (妖怪) with stories originating as far as the early Kamakura period (1233). The nekomata are said two have two variations - those that...

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...