Japanese tattoos in London

Japanese tattooing in London is a serious pursuit — the city has a handful of studios with genuine irezumi lineage and a larger number offering neo-Japanese work that borrows the aesthetic without the apprenticeship tradition. Blue Tiger London on Brick Lane sits in the latter category: well-executed koi and dragon compositions in the Japanese idiom, with strong flowing wind-bar integration. Pricing for a half-sleeve starts around £800–1,200 depending on colour density. If you want traditional Japanese tattooing with adherence to bodysuit conventions, research individual artist backgrounds rather than studio branding — the distinction matters and not every studio will tell you upfront.