Color Dragon Japanese Tattoo.

New Color Dragon Japanese Tattoo cover up sleeve in progress. Started recently at Tattoo Culture . Japanese tattoo showing a thunder storm dragon and chrysanthemum flower.

This Japanese sleeve tattoo is a cover up. As I was saying before Japanese Tattoo Style being one of the oldest traditional style in tattooing, TIME Approved, unlike most of the trendy styles ? Also it’s a great option for COVER UPs as it can be customized for every unique situation with old tattoo and still keep its beauty and strong symbols.

Dragon in Japanese Culture. 

Japanese dragons (日本の竜 Nihon no ryū ) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China , Korea and India. The style of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon. Like these other Asian dragons , most Japanese ones are water deities associated with rainfall and bodies of water, and are typically depicted as large, wingless, serpentine creatures with clawed feet. The modern Japanese language has numerous “dragon” words, including indigenous tatsu from Old Japanese ta-tu , Sino-Japanese ryū or ryō 竜 from Chinese lóng 龍 , nāga ナーガ from Sanskrit nāga , and doragon ドラゴン from English “ dragon ” (the latter being used almost exclusively to refer to the European dragon and derived fictional creatures). ( Wikipedia )

Dragon Japanese Tattoos: wisdom, strength, force for good, wind/water. Dragons in the West traditionally symbolize strength, ferocity, and wealth. Dragons are destructive forces, but they are also considered guardians.