Samurai tattoo are huge that can cover the back part of our body, known samurai warriors as the design of the tattoo. As a samurai, a warrior was expected to conduct himself and act as if each day were his last, as it might well is. The samurai warrior is the last but one symbol and essence of masculine courage, honor and justice within Japanese tattooing, and the samurai represents the highest masculine ideals within Japanese culture. The samurai adhered to a strict code of conduct called ‘Bushido’, meaning ‘the way of the warrior’. Bushido was based on the Zen Buddhist principles of morality, Courage, kindness, Respect, Trust, Honor and Loyalty until death. Other ideals to which the samurai aspired were self-discipline, frugality, self-sacrifice and nobility.

Samurai tattoos are some of the most elaborate and extensive of Japanese designs and the kanji characters representing the Bushido principles are favorites with practitioners of the martial arts.