Koi fish is of the most stunning & popular tattoo symbols in Japanese & all over the world.

Koi fish is of the most stunning & popular tattoo symbols in Japanese & all over the world. A Japanese legend said that if a Koi climb the fall successfully at the Dragon Gate on the Yellow River, it will transform itself in to a dragon. Due to its masculine quality, the Koi custom made it way in to the relatives where they celebrate the son by having Koi fish flag in the house or at the Boys' day festival. Koi fish tattoos symbolize strength, bravery, determination over obstacles, & ambition for achieving high goals.

Koi is a word made popular by the Japanese which means Wild Carp or Carp. Differently from the Western culture beliefs, Koi is a colorful freshwater fish usually present in public ponds, fountains & rivers which can have lots of different color like white, red, yellow, orange, gold & even calico-colored. Koi tattoo is famous in the Japanese culture in which it is treasured with the love & respect of the people for thousands of years.

For me, finding a true meaning behind all these are difficult & the fact that most tattoos meanings are best must do with the who getting them. Whatever feeling you have for the tattoo is the meaning for you, not necessarily true to someone else but at the finish of the day, it is your tattoos so nobody would careless. I have actually heard people said this about the Koi fish tattoos: if the Koi is swimming up, it is either the person is sexual or gay & if swimming down, it means the person wishes to either give or get oral sex. I don't know all about this but it could be up means trying to overcome issues & down mean the obstacles has been tackled. Like I said, whatever meaning fits your lifestyle then it is the true meanings.

Japanese Koi tattoo custom has put a large mark on the western tattoo culture for its deep traditional meanings & exquisite designs. Koi tattoo art has become more popular world wide than in Asia. Thousands of people decorated themselves with Koi sleeve tattoos on their arms & forearms. There's lots of different yet fascinating opinions in the meaning of the Koi fish tattoos. Some feel that the direction swimming of the Koi has symbolism of sexual attention.