Japanese tattoos, also known as 'horimono' or 'irezumi' is has gained much popularity in modern times. Japanese tattoos are commonly etched on the upper arms, legs, chest and shoulders and on the palm of the hand.

You can also go in for a conventional 'body suit' that covers almost all of the back, chest, upper and lower arms and the legs. These 'body suits' require several sittings to finish. Some of these intricately designed body suits can take about five years to complete.

Popular Japanese Tattoos

Some of the popular Japanese tattoos are the Kanji style tattoos and the animal tattoos. Kanji tattoos comprises of the calligraphic letter writing of the Japanese.

These splendidly curved letters depict thousands of words. Some of the common words that are depicted are 'loyalty', 'beautiful', 'love', 'happiness', 'duty' etc.