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Top 61 Best Samurai Tattoo Ideas [2022 Inspiration Guide]

Top 61 Best Samurai Tattoo Ideas [2022 Inspiration Guide]

  • Next Luxury / Style, Tattoo Ideas
  • by — Brian Cornwell

Japanese Tattoos

Few rivals stood a chance against the Samurai’s masterful martial arts skills. The iconic warrior class of Japan make for elaborate and exciting tattoo designs. The samurai followed the practice of Bushido and pledged themselves to principles such as courage, honor, and respect. In times of life and death, these were the guiding values that kept them strong in times of chaos.

The noble warrior tattoo is hugely popular from a technical and design standpoint, while the iconic menpo or Samurai mask, are also utilized in a range of tattoo styles and colors. These medieval and early-modern Japan design showcase a fine collection of the top 61 best samurai tattoo designs ideas you can apply to your next tattoo decision.

1. Samurai Back Tattoo Ideas

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Japanese Samurai Tattoo Sleeve For Men On Back

Back Samurai Tattoo Designs For Men

Man With Floral Flower Samurai Tattoo On Back

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2. Black and Gray Samurai Tattoos

Samurai With Bird Back Tattoo Men

Men's Samurai Skull Tattoo

Men's Back Horse Riding Samurai Tattoo

Masculine Tattoos Samurai On The Back

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Samurai Back Tattoo Men

Men's Japanese Samurai Back Tattoos

3. Samurai Upper Arm Tattoo Ideas

Men's Japanese Samurai Mask Tattoo Half Sleeve

Male Samurai Warrior Arm Tattoo

Male Samurai Head Tattoo

Half Sleeve Japanese Samurai Warrior Tattoo Designs Men

Guy's Samurai Jack Tattoo On Arm

Dragon Samurai Men's Tattoo On Arm

Samurai Warrior Tattoos For Males

Traditional Japanese Samurai Men's Tattoo

Small Samurai Tattoo Ideas For Guys

Skeleton Samurai Tattoo On Man

4. Samurai Side Tattoo Designs

Samurai Armor Tattoo For Men On Ribs

Samurai Fighting Dragon Men's Tattoo On Ribs Side

Samurai Warrior Sword Tattoo For Men

Samurai Tattoo Meaning For Men

Samurai Red Tattoo For Men On Side Of Body

Side Rib Cage Japanese Samurai Mask Tattoo Designs For Males

Masculine Samurai Tattoo Ideas For Men On Ribs

5. Hikae: Chest Panel and Arm Samurai Tattoos

Japanese Tattoo Samurai On Men's Chest

Shoulder Japanese Samurai Tattoo Designs For Men

6. Samurai Sleeve Tattoo Ideas

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Samurai And Dragon Men's Tattoo

Men's Traditional Samurai Tattoo Sleeve

Men's Samurai Sleeves Tattoo

Samurai Tattoos Designs For Males

7. Samurai Leg Tattoos

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Men's Samurai Tattoo Design On Legs

Samurai Champloo Sleeves Tattoo For Men

Samurai Sword Tattoos For Guys

Leg Sleeve Japanese Samurai Tattoo For Men

Manly Samurai Warrior Tattoo Designs Full Leg Sleeve

8. Black and Gray Samurai Tattoo Ideas

Samurai Sword Tattoo For Men

Samurai Masks Face Tattoos For Guy's Hands

Men's Samurai Tattoo Sleeve On Arms

Best Samurai Tattoo Sleeve Ideas For Men

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9. Samurai Mask Tattoo Ideas

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man-with-samurai-in-full-armor-full-sleeve-shaded-tattoo

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10. In Progress Samurai Tattoo Ideas

Samurai Helmet Tattoo For Men On Arm

Samurai Back Tiger Tattoo For Men

Men's Tattoo Samurai Cover Up Design

Men's Samurai Tattoos On Back Of Ribs

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Samurai Tattoo FAQs

What are Japanese traditional tattoos?

Traditional Japanese tattoos that are done by hand are referred to as tebori, however tattoo technology has caught up and most designs are now done by artist’s using a machine. Japanese traditional design feature rich patterns and heavy single fill and bold outline designs often covering large areas of skin.

Did the Samurai have tattoos?

While Japanese tattoo culture is linked to the outlaw Yakuza class and carry a negative connotation in ultra conservative Japanese society, the truth is that some Samurai did have tattoos. Samurai tattoos were not widespread however they were implemented to help identify warriors killed in battle, through duelling, or ritual suicide.

What is a Yakuza tattoo?

When traditional Samurai culture was abolished, Japanese Warrior honor systems branched out to business, military, and outlaw offshoots. The Yakuza (Japanese organised crime clans) chose Irezumi as a method of remembering their Samurai origins and as identification for their separation from normal society.

What is the meaning of a Hannya mask tattoo?

Hannya masks depict a woman so completely overcome with anger, envy and a thirst for vengeance that she takes on the form of a jealous demon. Hannya masks are popular tattoos because the fearsome visage is used to represent different stages of emotion when etched into skin using different colors.

What does the Japanese demon mask mean?

The Japanese Oni mask differs from the Hannya mask in that the demon describes aspects of good and evil. Traditionally, Oni mask tattoos represent the punishment of humans for acts of evil and injustice. The Oni mask tattoos are particularly popular with Yakuza tattoos because of the connection to criminality.

How much does a color Japanese sleeve cost?

A full color Japanese Irezumi sleeve tattoo is at the top of the pricing spectrum. A Japanese sleeve will cost at least $1500 -2000 USD, even at a comparatively cheap average price of $150 per hour.

Experienced artists and Japanese tattooing specialists will charge more, while a sleeve from a Japanese tattoo artist master like Horiyoshi III could cost upwards of $10,000 USD for a colorful nagasode arm piece at a Tokyo or Osaka tattoo studio.

Brian Cornwell

Writer

Brian Cornwell founded Next Luxury in 2007 as a magazine for modern gentlemen.

Brian Cornwell founded Next Luxury in 2007 as a magazine for modern gentlemen.

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