Irezumi the art Japanese Tattoos

Japanese tattoos are regaining their popularity again amongst the middle classes. Ironically young Japanese people are going for tattoo designs that can be completed in one sitting such as the traditional American style tattoos or tribal tattoos. Traditional irezumi is still done by specialist tattooists. Because Japanese tattoos are so detailed they are also very time intensive and expensive. A traditional 'body suit' (covering the arms, back, upper legs and chest can take up to five years of once-a-week visits to complete and cost more than US$30,000 to complete!

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Japanese tattoos are referred to in Japanese as irezumi which literally means the insertion of ink under the skin leaving a permanent mark or tattoo. Tattooing in Japan is thought to extend back to at least 10,000 years. The Ainu people, the indigenous people of Japan, are known to have used tattoos for decorative and social purposes for many thousands of years.

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At the beginning of the Meiji period (running from around about 1868 to 1912) the Japanese government, wanting to project an image of a modern Japan to the west, outlawed tattoos, and irezumi took on connotations of criminality. Nevertheless, fascinated foreigners went to Japan seeking the skills of tattoo artists, and traditional tattooing continued underground.

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Tattooing was legalized by the occupation forces in 1945, but unfortunately has kept a lot of its association with criminality. For many years, traditional Japanese tattoos were associated with the Yakuza, Japan's notorious mafia, and many businesses in Japan (such as public baths, fitness centers and hot springs) still ban customers with tattoos.

Feminine Dragon Tattoos

You may be thinking, why can't I use the search engines to find a good feminine dragon tattoo? Well you see search engines are great for looking for information, because they can read the text and use lots of other factors to determine if it is providing you with the best possible information. However, when you are searching for tattoo designs, the search engines can't tell what the quality of any particular design is, or how original it is. It is going to throw up results with good information about feminine dragon tattoos, but it won't actually give you the great designs that you are looking for.

At this point, you may be thinking what about Google images? This wont base my results on information, it will just show me the images. This is true, and you may find some great designs this way but the thing is that you aren't the first person to think of using Google images to search for tattoo designs. In fact, millions of other people have already seen and used the designs that Google images throws up so you will end up with the same thing as everyone else. And I'm sure that isn't what you are looking for in a tattoo.

So where is the best place to go to get great feminine dragon tattoo designs? It may surprise you, but one of the best places to go are the large tattoo forums that are around online. These forums have thousands of users who constantly add fresh content, and if you go to their archive section you will find links to some of the biggest and best tattoo art galleries online. If you spend some time on these forums you may well turn up some real gems that you would be proud to have tattooed.

Since you want small dragon tattoos, I urge you to practice simplicity due to the fact that tooting up a small design with all kinds of details would make your tattoo look cheesy. Also note that the aging process of a tattoo means that the small ink on your skin will muss up terribly in say, 4 to 5 years time. If you insist on adding more intricate details, then go for a medium or large size tattoo.

sleeve tattoos

Full sleeve tattooed women are ravaging...okay, no scruples about that, and so we will stick to full sleeve tattoos only for the time being. Tattooed arms really arm you to do the damage but are not as lethal as the lower back butterflies, isn’t it. Anyway, the rage to get full sleeve tattoos too is catching up fast.

If you don’t have the heart to take the pain, you can even flaunt these multi-colored full sleeve tattoo garments and invite loads of envy. Tattooed garments are a recent phenomenon, inking you within no time and giving you freedom to transform yourself like a chameleon.

The tattoo sleeves are more popular, but you can even go for tattoo T-shirts and other garments. Various designs, ranging from tribal, skulls, Celtic, Japanese, and butterflies are printed on stretchable nylon to festoon your personality. However, I would still prefer the real ink and so would most of you.

Beauty Fairy Tattoo

A design that reflects the beauty and innocence of youth, fairy
tattoos are becoming very popular among many. Women and young
females alike love the beautiful and graceful look of the fairy,
that they oftentimes depict the image on their skin as a tattoo.

The reason why so many women are getting "fairy tattoos" is that this design
is sometimes associated with angelic beauty of the world of fairy tales. But although fairy tattoos are associated with these things it can also represent
symbols of mischievous, sadness, joy and many other human emotions.Fairy tattoos can also be designed to reflect your own individual preferences and personality.

fairy tattoo flashFairy tattoos are mostly known as a feminine inspired design that sometimes, a

select few men will choose to get the design but will opt for a more manly tattoo design of a fairy.
Fairy tattoos can be tattooed as a stand alone tattoo design or incorporated with other designs such as the moon, hearts, stars, mystic animals, flowers, butterfly's, clouds and other themes of fantasy

The designs of fairy tattoos can be very simple to being a complex design of creativity. The use of bright colors can eccentric the design making it feel
more of a fantasy cartoon like figure. While earthly colors brings
out a much realistic look to the fairy tattoo. Finding ideas for fairy tattoos can be found reading books of mystical and fantasy subjects. You can also get ideas from viewing pictures of fairy tattoos to get a sense of what you may like to incorporate into your own design.

Angels tattoos

Angel wings tattoo

Wrist Tattoos-get permanently accessorized

People get Wrist tattoos in order to enhance their look. They give an edge to your beauty and make you look stylish. Such tattoos are enjoyed by both men and women.

They are quite interesting way of getting a permanent accessory around your wrist. That is why; the wristband style or the bracelet style is very famous amongst the younger generation.

Apart from that one can even write their name or their loved ones name on the wrist in different language. Other popular designs are letters, stars, heart etc which can be inked either in the outer side or the inner side of the wrist.

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