Cool Tattoo Designs » Japanese http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com Cool Tattoo Designs Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:11:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Full Back Japanese Cherry Blossom Tattoo http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/full-back-japanese-cherry-blossom-tattoo http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/full-back-japanese-cherry-blossom-tattoo#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:27:16 +0000 Kieran http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/?p=865 Full Back Japanese Cherry Blossom Tattoo

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]]> http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-mythical-character-tattoo/feed 0 Japanese Geisha Tattoo on Upper Arm http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-geisha-tattoo-on-upper-arm http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-geisha-tattoo-on-upper-arm#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:09:38 +0000 Kieran http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/?p=843 Japanese Geisha Tattoo on Upper Arm

]]> http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-geisha-tattoo-on-upper-arm/feed 0 Japanese Dragon and Flower Across Chest http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-dragon-and-flower-across-chest http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-dragon-and-flower-across-chest#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:07:15 +0000 Kieran http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/?p=840 Japanese Dragon and Flower Across Chest

]]> http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/japanese-dragon-and-flower-across-chest/feed 0 Japanese Dragon Tattoos http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/dragons/japanese-dragon-tattoos http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/dragons/japanese-dragon-tattoos#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:13:03 +0000 Kieran http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/?p=168 The Japanese dragon is the god of thunder and lightning, and is considered to be a benevolent creature and a talisman of good luck and wealth.

The dragon represents the element wood and is aligned with male powers, as against the phoenix, which represents the element fire and is aligned with female powers.

Video of tattoo artist Chris Garver doing a Japanese dragon tattoo.

]]> http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/dragons/japanese-dragon-tattoos/feed 1 Traditional Japanese Tattoos – Tebori http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/traditional-japanese-tattoos-tebori http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/japanese/traditional-japanese-tattoos-tebori#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:52:52 +0000 Kieran http://www.cool-tattoo-designs.com/?p=167 Most people tend to associate Japanese tattoos with the infamous Yakuza , members of traditional organized crime groups in Japan. However, Japanese tattoo history and traditions go way beyond criminal organizations.

Like most cultures, the Japanese have a very traditional and distinctive style of tattoo art. This traditional style or art of hand tattooing is referred to as Tebori (as against Yobori, tattooing with a machine). Multiple tattoo needles are tied in a line on a flat end of a bamboo stick which rests on the thumb of the left hand while it is pushed repetitively into the skin by the right hand.

The experts say that using Tebori it is possible to create gradations of tone that are difficult to emulate with a tattoo machine. You can see the Tebori technique in this video of Hoi Yen tattooing a tiger.

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