The Lily flower is my girlfriend's favourite one. I think many other women feel the same about it. I must admit it is quite a beautiful flower, but what I appreciate most about it, is that it is a great subject for wonderful tattoo designs.

The lily is native of the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe, from where it was imported in other European countries, where it became first one of the most admired flowers and then on of the most popular flower tattoos.

Traditionally Lily flowers are white - noble, elegant, white flowers, which have been often associated with ideas of purity and innocence.

Christians made of the lily a symbol of purity to represent the divine virginity. St. Joseph is often depicted with a stick from which sprout white lilies. A legend says that Mary chose Joseph because she saw him among many with a white lily in his hand.

Throughout the centuries the lily has been associated with several Saints and the Archangel Gabriel.

But a lily has not always symbolized purity and chastity: Lilies' typical phallic pistil and their erotic fragrance made quite the opposite impression on ancient Greeks, who linked these flowers with concepts like fertility and procreation.

As with the real thing, flower tattoos are both beautiful and symbolic of many things. A lily alone, for example, means different things in different cultures. For some it is a symbol for purity and for others can represent erotic love.

For Asian cultures, the heavily symbolic lotus flower brings good luck, tranquility and rebirth. Whatever flower you choose to represent on your skin, whether alone or in a bouquet, can make a profound statement about what you identify with.

You even can express entire messages with flower arrangements. If you would like to promise to be faithful to your first love, this can be represented by a lilac surrounded with ivy. Those that view themselves as brave and lucky, or perhaps want to be, can link a chain of delphinium and stephanotis as an armband.

Japanese tattoo designs have been experiencing a real revival in recent years and with a beautiful design is easy to see why. The Japanese have been doing tattoos for thousands of years and they have developed some of the most beautiful tattoo designs and themes ever. If you're thinking about getting the Japanese tattoo designs for women then here are some ideas and guidelines that will assist you in making your decision.
History
Of course, the tattoo has long been a tradition in Japan. However, not until the last few years that the tattoo design in Japan and they really came into the reception. Back in the days of the Samurai's tattoos are used to mark criminals. This brand criminals continue to fall to the Yakuza (Japanese Gangs) chose to tattoo themselves as a sign of a chosen lifestyle. In recent years, although younger in Japan did not get a tattoo even if they do not belong to Yakuza. Tattoos are kind of going through a kind of rebirth in Japan and they became more widely accepted as they have here in the United States.


Japanese Tattoo Designs For Women
Here are some of the top design that works very well for a woman's body. Of course, every design is open to get by every woman. Someone is free to choose the design they want and a woman can get a great samurai behind them if they want. However, below these themes tend to be favored by women.

Cherry Blossom Tattoos
Cherry blossoms are beautiful flowers that bloom of cherry trees are usually in April. Beautiful flowers has long been a passion for Japan in general. They are symbols of how fragile and beautiful life. Samurai would often write a poem about the Cherry Blossoms and they think of flowers as a brave and ready to die every minute. That is the way of the Samurai live their lives all the time. So the cherry blossom is a symbol of beauty first and foremost but also a symbol of life lived to the fullest each and every day.


Oriental Pinup Geisha
Other popular and traditional themes in Japanese tattoo is a Geisha. This woman is a prostitute or not a prostitute but a woman of culture and the visible improvement brought cultural traditions. They are often very beautiful and talented women they can sing, play traditional instruments, dancing and entertaining. Of course there is a ton of traditional wood carving featuring "floating world" in which the Samurai and Geisha will meet. Many of the wood carving and this theme has been done in tattoo designs. If you are looking for a strong female image, then you can always get the design of a samurai's wife who is traditionally trained in martial arts and is expected to defend their homes if necessary.


Koi Fish
Koi fish has long been a symbol of perseverance and spiritual struggle in all of Japan and China. The myth is that the koi fish swimming upstream to reach the weight of the gate where they then become a dragon fly and fly to the sky. This beautiful fish is considered fighters and individualist because they go against the flow of the river and they fought their way to the top. This is a powerful symbol and a very beautiful tattoo designs. With a golden orange and blue fish combined with the splash of water in the background is a very beautiful combination.
Finding a Design
If you are considering to get a traditional or even modern interpretation of Japanese tattoo designs for women, then you might want to consider one of the above. There are many other ways you can go with this design and just a few ideas to get creative minds to think

Japanese tattoo designs have been experiencing a real revival in recent years and with a beautiful design is easy to see why. The Japanese have been doing tattoos for thousands of years and they have developed some of the most beautiful tattoo designs and themes ever. If you're thinking about getting the Japanese tattoo designs for women then here are some ideas and guidelines that will assist you in making your decision.
History
Of course, the tattoo has long been a tradition in Japan. However, not until the last few years that the tattoo design in Japan and they really came into the reception. Back in the days of the Samurai's tattoos are used to mark criminals. This brand criminals continue to fall to the Yakuza (Japanese Gangs) chose to tattoo themselves as a sign of a chosen lifestyle. In recent years, although younger in Japan did not get a tattoo even if they do not belong to Yakuza. Tattoos are kind of going through a kind of rebirth in Japan and they became more widely accepted as they have here in the United States.


Japanese Tattoo Designs For Women
Here are some of the top design that works very well for a woman's body. Of course, every design is open to get by every woman. Someone is free to choose the design they want and a woman can get a great samurai behind them if they want. However, below these themes tend to be favored by women.

Cherry Blossom Tattoos
Cherry blossoms are beautiful flowers that bloom of cherry trees are usually in April. Beautiful flowers has long been a passion for Japan in general. They are symbols of how fragile and beautiful life. Samurai would often write a poem about the Cherry Blossoms and they think of flowers as a brave and ready to die every minute. That is the way of the Samurai live their lives all the time. So the cherry blossom is a symbol of beauty first and foremost but also a symbol of life lived to the fullest each and every day.


Oriental Pinup Geisha
Other popular and traditional themes in Japanese tattoo is a Geisha. This woman is a prostitute or not a prostitute but a woman of culture and the visible improvement brought cultural traditions. They are often very beautiful and talented women they can sing, play traditional instruments, dancing and entertaining. Of course there is a ton of traditional wood carving featuring "floating world" in which the Samurai and Geisha will meet. Many of the wood carving and this theme has been done in tattoo designs. If you are looking for a strong female image, then you can always get the design of a samurai's wife who is traditionally trained in martial arts and is expected to defend their homes if necessary.


Koi Fish
Koi fish has long been a symbol of perseverance and spiritual struggle in all of Japan and China. The myth is that the koi fish swimming upstream to reach the weight of the gate where they then become a dragon fly and fly to the sky. This beautiful fish is considered fighters and individualist because they go against the flow of the river and they fought their way to the top. This is a powerful symbol and a very beautiful tattoo designs. With a golden orange and blue fish combined with the splash of water in the background is a very beautiful combination.
Finding a Design
If you are considering to get a traditional or even modern interpretation of Japanese tattoo designs for women, then you might want to consider one of the above. There are many other ways you can go with this design and just a few ideas to get creative minds to think