Japanese Gangsta

Made a new tattoo a couple days ago. I didn't have intentions on doing one, but I just happened to be really bored and in a productive mood.

It's a more traditional Yakuza style tattoo. At first, I wasn't sure I'd like the idea of the tatt going over the nipples. I like nipples, and nipples are a damn good thing, so covering up nipples makes me sad, especially when it's a tattoo covering them. But the more and more I wear it, the more I don't mind. I guess cuz you can still see the nipples, it doesn't bother me so much.

As for the kana down the middle of the chest, it's a Japanese idiom I came across one nite, which one website loosely translated it as "The finest flowers soonest fade." Upon further research, I've found several interpretations of what the meaning is:

kajinhakumei (ka beautiful + jin person + haku thin + mei life)
A beautiful woman is destined to die young.; Beauty and fortune seldom go together.

In either translation, it suits the tattoo. And I tried to make it as unisex as possible, so hopefully both guys and gals will find it appealing. It's available at the FORM shop at the Block. It is a limited release, and it's only 500L! Get it before it's gone.