Traditional Japanese Tattoo. See more ideas about Traditional tattoo, Japanese tattoo, Irezumi. Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. "inserting ink") is the Japanese word for tattoo, and refers to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles.
So the Japanese tattoo is fairly considered the oldest style. Japan traditional tattoo are usually on arms, shoulders and back. Tattooing was done for spiritual and decorative purposes but in modern day.
