Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Clarification: I know that Majima had his tattoo before 2, I meant that it's not SHOWN before 2. In 2005 they didn't have one made for him, but by 2006 they did.
Clarification 2: I'm not adding anything from Like a Dragon or anything else post-6, because I'm done with the series now.
With the help of the Yakuza 10 year anniversary encyclopedia book, let's take a look at the various tattoo designs of the Yakuza series.
These were all designed by real-life tattoo artist Horitomo, now active in San Jose California. Keep in mind that I translated from the book from my limited skills and also many of the designs hail from buddhism, and the details of that I looked up mostly on wikipedia so I could have gotten things wrong.
Clarification: I know that Majima had his tattoo before 2, I meant that it's not SHOWN before 2. In 2005 they didn't have one made for him, but by 2006 they did.
Clarification 2: I'm not adding anything from Like a Dragon or anything else post-6, because I'm done with the series now.
With the help of the Yakuza 10 year anniversary encyclopedia book, let's take a look at the various tattoo designs of the Yakuza series.
These were all designed by real-life tattoo artist Horitomo, now active in San Jose California. Keep in mind that I translated from the book from my limited skills and also many of the designs hail from buddhism, and the details of that I looked up mostly on wikipedia so I could have gotten things wrong.
