Ever since the inception of the Yakuza franchise, now known as Like a Dragon, the tattoos of its central figures have stood as one of its most important thematic elements.

Sega's Yakuza and Like A Dragon games feature some seriously incredible tattoo art. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth star (and noted tattoo enthusiast) Danny Trejo stopped by to critique some of the ...

Full body tattoos (irezumi) are very common among yakuza members. In the show, these are very accurate and they contain many traditional symbols like Shinto gods, koi fish and dragons.

It's rare to see them in the flesh, however, because of their associations with yakuza, organized-crime syndicates whose activities span drug trafficking to the sex industry. In Japan, tattoos are ...