traditional japanese tattoo

[smik01100]

That is super nice mate! Who is the horishi?

[seonidh]

People these tatoos are not mainstream Japanese but are associated with the underworld. Gangsters, low lifes get them and really if you're interested in Japanese culture and get these tatoos you may as well never come to Japan. You will be outcast and people will want nothing to do with you. Over here its not cool or trendy to get them. If you want to come over to Japan DON'T get them.

[mediengestoert]

nice koi :D

love tebori style !!!

[fcampsu]

what is that? omg that looks like it hurt lol

[19JeRu90]

that's OUCCH! xD

[cobaniac19]

isent it bad luck for the fish to be faceing down???

[cleareyes42069]

no thats not a knife lol.. Its a shader needle its a hole bunch of little needles together this one is flat as you can see but they do come in two shapes flat or round round is for most outlines and flat are for the shading part

[aznSe7en07]

is that a knife?

[lilzeetch]

kaumeheiwa, why do so many young japanese people have dreadlocks? where and when in japanese culture did the people have dreadlocks? NEVER, so stfu up with your "stick to your own culture, dont know the meaning blah blah" bullshit. you're probably just some hater who is afraid to get any ink. don;t come on youtube trying to preach some nonsense you douchebag

[driftknight]

who is doing that the tattoo

[kjeoy]

what your saying is that a person should only stick with what a person knows, and something beyond it's understanding should not be learned? That's like saying that no one should learn karate because it's beyond their understanding. It's not disrespectful getting japanese art tatooed it's actually in respect of the japanese art people are getting em.

[kaumeheiwa]

apanese tattoo is not just an arts there is a mean for a koi, a dragon, a pheonix, everything. do you know what iot means? if you put something spiritual like that on your body not knowing what it is its not god its disrespectful so dont tell me how japanese people feel haha you dummy

[tokyolights123]

I am half japanese and live in japan,

most japanese people hate tattoos.....

people with tattoos arent allowed in a lot of places here

[silvervixi]

I think there are two things that should be taken into consideration -

Firstly, if someone does get a tattoo from another country / culture, does that mean the meaning carries over ? Or does a new meaning develop?

Secondly, tattoos are artworks, the tattooist the artist, if the tattooist sees no problem in applying a meaningful tattoo, it shouldn't be considered disrespectful. Besides, according to aesthetic theory (circa fin de siecle 1800-1900) - art has no meaning - it is quite meaningless..

[kaumeheiwa]

the meaning is in the art of coures its the same. i guess when your not japanese and you dont understand the culture you will never eel it the way a true japanese will feel about it.

[kaumeheiwa]

learning karat and putting a meaning on yurself is diffeent. its like getting a jail house tattoo that means you killed solmeone when you really didnt. you would get killed in jail. same thing dont compare it t something like that.

[silvervixi]

OK, equivalent symbol.

A lot of fashion in Japan for example, Gothic Lolita, EGA, Visual Kei inspired fashions all make use of the cross as a fashionable image without believing or understanding or respecting the reason behind it.

You are complaining that western culture is disrespectful of your spiritual images - your culture does exactly the same.

It isn't just people from our culture... People from your culture do exactly the same thing.

[kaumeheiwa]

the cross is in many cultures... what im trying to say is the art in the japanese tattoo is earned, kinda like a jail tattoo. if you didnt murder someone you should not get a tattoo that represents that, you would get killd in jail. e cross is a symbol of beleif it very different. so before you open your mouth lets do our homework and stfu.

[kjeoy]

And the person getting the tattoo above is likely to know more about the tattoo he is getting than many other people "belonging" to the "culture of the tattoo"

[kaumeheiwa]

haha Americamd were like the last ones to even tattoo. the word tattoo is not even english its polynesian. haha

[kjeoy]

Stupid was the word I was looking for^^

[kaumeheiwa]

you whites are so irritating tryiong to be japanese. stick with your own culture its disrespectful getting someting you know nothing about.

[kjeoy]

I assume your japaneze since you refer to white people as " you whites " and i find your way of generalizing white people as well as your nationalistic bullcrap about "whites" trying to be japaneze, because people are getting inspiration from something they find positive about another culture.

[kaumeheiwa]

haha first of all lets learn how to spell.... its japanese. and just to let you kbnow to white people its just art to but us its more then that. its ok cuz you guys look duymb. i see soo many of you guys with kanji tattoos that dont mean anything or the characters are not used correctly and it means something else like one i saw said toilet bowl. haha so go ahead look stupid.

[pinyawn]

actually caucasian ppl tend to get more chinese characters tattooed on themselves more. alot of kanji can be translated into hanyu and vice versa,if u c someone with something that makes no sense, its probably hanyu, also i read alot of ur comments saying caucasians shouldn't even touch kanji symbols at all.. cus its sacred? i am pretty sure u know tattoos in japan r looked down upon by majority,i no several places that don't allow people to enter if they have any irezumi / tattoos on themselves

[kaumeheiwa]

kanji itself is chinese you dummy. and its read the same if it dont make sense it dont make sense. and most whites get kanji. and i did not say kanji is sacred im talkin about the art everything has a meaning and tattoos are looked down on in japan, amnd its because of the meaninng of the tattoo. learn your facts buddy

[pinyawn]

kanji itself is chinese you dummy? so u saying someone can chinese can read and understand all japanese characters? japanese and hanyu have alot of the same characters but they are NOT all the same meaning... like 理論 has the same meaning in both languages while 這 have totally different meanings... you get ur facts str8

[kaumeheiwa]

buddy i am japanese speak read write fluent haha dont act like you know go get your rosseta stone and study hrder

[pinyawn]

so u saying i'm wrong now? or just trying to change the subject?

[kaumeheiwa]

im saying your wrong and dumb

[pinyawn]

o shet? you know mando too now? explain to me then how it truly works then

[mhirata]

To be more precise, Irezumi (traditional japanese tattoo) is more or less feared then frowned upon, simply because of the possible trouble it may bring along with it. Organized crime.

[Szopik007]

OMG

[pringlesingle]

wat are u tlking about

'coz its for whites' thts so racist i mean anyone can av a tattoo if they want one and were not disrepecting japenise people just coz we can get tattoo's aswell anyone can get one i mean people may have deep meanings why they get a certain tattoo but some peeps might fink it just looks good i mean both ways are fine and were not being disrespectful

sorry but thts my opinon

moll x

[alif1995]

Y would u put tatoo i mean it is going to be on ur skin forever if people hate it then im so sry but for me i like the tatoo design but no tatoo for me im islam

[matinxray]

That's why in tribal Central "america" and many other places they use plant dye, which disappears in about two weeks. Very natural.

[patrickwilliamson29]

no-one really cares if you dont like tattoos. maybe some people want their design on them forever

[ausguitarist]

i have half a sleeve on my right arm of a tradition samurai with leaves falling down, people have their own taste and own sense of identity and belonging. you cant understand the spiritual meaning of a tattoo unless u get one urself

[devlinxiro]

I think our bodies are the temples of our souls.

Each one of us has our own unique way of adorning our bodies.

I love my tattoo.

Having it done was an amazing and very spiritual thing for me.

There is never a reason to hate the marks on your body, self inflicted, from injury, or genetics.

Each mark is a part of your life.

Somethng like a photo of who you felt you were.

[JOICEWANG1]

omg i thought that was blood at first! hahaha i was like HOLY CRAP!

[flexibellex]

hahaha not holy crap but a holy carp

[malthus101]

Anyone know where this tat was being done? Sounds like there were a lot of people in the room at the time...

[flexibellex]

TATTOO CONVENTIE IN AMSTERDAM

[meklo361]

I have a Japanese tattoo and I am white .Why did I get that b/c I respect the Japanese art and think it is the most beautiful art other tattoos are boring this has meaning and depth its a master piece not some shitty tat

[DatSexyGurlKim]

i respect monkeys but i aint gonna go eat fucking bugs and climb trees,leave the jap tats to the japs,you dont even know what you whites be getting when get a tat,you think it means 1 thing it prob means another,lmao

[kaumeheiwa]

totally agree with you. a tattoo should mean smething to you personally and symbolize you. im japanese and have most of my body tattooed most of tyhem done horimono style. if your not japanese you shouldnt get one. its very disrespectful. you have no right getting something you dont understand.

[taekwondoinstructor]

Then you shouldn't be speaking english cause it's for whites.

We can't just close our minds.

We have to let every enjoy each others culture.

Peace everyone.

[kjeoy]

what your saying is that a person should only stick with what a person knows, and something beyond it's understanding? It's not disrespectful getting japanese art tatooed it's actually in respect of the japanese art people are getting em.

[IAmAllOutOfNoodles]

I'm white, I'm getting a tattoo. Oh, I wonder what two guns mean? :S

>_>

[chaoticxquixotic]

It's not what the picture is, it's the art of the WAY the japs do their tattoos that is deemed sacred. They're complaing how "whites" would do it just to look cool like martial arts and not getting what it truly symbolizes. I think they're being a bit too bitter though.

[IAmAllOutOfNoodles]

I understand this, yeah. It is quite Bitter the way people are saying "You're not understanding what these Tattoo's mean to us!"

Maybe we love Japan that much that we'd like to understand what they mean?

[stekoy8]

i got one on chest with a tat gun and hat hurt , it must hurt like hell. still great tat love one done that way myself.

[alembicbassguy]

The chest is a painful place for a tat - but very worthwhile!

I have a massive dragon on my chest, getting it was almost a spiritual experience!

[DubKingTubby]

damn, gotta hurt

[sd12x22]

that shit looks painfull

[ZBelua]

I`ve seen from close a guy having his tattoo made that way. He said that it was painful as hell!

[bloodbites]

i'd love to have tattoo done this way!

[yellafellaa]

funny to see a white guy with a japanese tattoo

[stusmad]

Your comments could be potentially misconstrued as racism.

Not by me though, I hasten to add :)

I do see the reason for reading up on the meanings, but if this is done (it is not a prequisite for some...) I can't see why a white guy cannot have a Jap oriented tat and vice versa. Look at London to see many influences from the world over.

Dude, if you are Jap, then take it as a compliment. This white guy may even have read more about YOUR heritage than you!

[DownHilll]

i cant see why a white guy cant have a samoan oriented tat also, but its FREAKIN AWESOME AINT IT?! fuckin A! gotta get me a jap tat first.

[xhyperballadx]

I have experienced this many times.

[babreakdown]

almost as funny as seeing Japanese people wearing Savile Row suits or Levis.

Actually, that's not funny at all. What is your point?

And on the pain issue, all big tattoos hurt to some degree. I found the stomach to be the most painful place by a long way. Close to any bone aint too good either.

[babreakdown]

BTW this was in response to the guy who said it was "funny" to see a white guy getting a Japanese tattoo.

[heckald]

how much do tattoos hurt? i mean look at the guy hes not even flinching!!

[redhotcustoms]

my sister got her first right on the inside of her wrist (right above the artery) an she said that hurt pretty bad, but thats also the worst place (from what i hear) to get a tattoo cause of the artery, but her boyfriend got one that covered his back, and he didnt wince till they got to the shoulder blades, so it all depends on where you get it and how tough you are i guess. (note: i dont have one due to age requirments)

[UKLisa]

ive got one all the way across my shoulder blades and it didn't hurt i think it all depends on each person really

[therealdjessence]

When your in a tattoo chair for eight hours straight it does start to hurt

[wekker090]

been there done that, its painfull but so much worth it.

[goooozz]

great!

[RpMaGiK]

scarifications? those are cool.

[luki9875]

wtf ! ouch !! lol

[SicSeb]

Netjes (nice)