Tattoos of Eastern world, that include the Japanese and Chinese tattoos, have always been favorites of tattoo lovers. All these tattoo designs have typical tattoo meanings and their designs are very unique. Tattooing has been an age old tradition in Japan and is called irezumi (insert ink) or horimono (carving) in Japanese. Previously in Japan, tattoos were only tried out by gangsters and hence it had a negative perspective in the past.
But now a days they have become fashion trends and people get them to make unique style statements. Cherry blossoms, koi fish and dragon tattoos are some of the renowned Japanese tattoo designs. Each of them has typical tattoo design and meaning. Scroll down to know more about these Japanese tattoo designs and meanings.