Cherry Blossom Tattoos

The cherry blossom plays an important role in typical Japanese tattooing. It symbolizes women’s beauty and sexuality. Beside of this splendid plant represents the Chinese symbol of feminine principal; in herbal language it signified love.

The cherry blossom as a tattoo design is a constant reminder of the fast-running life; it conveys the appeal to live every day as if it the last one.

It has gained its popularity as the symbol for all that is temporary and passing in life as its flower emerge in all of their gentle beauty just for a couple of days. Very often cherry blossoms are tattooed with other elements.

For instance, it is one of the favorites in Western interpretations of Japanese style tattooing. It is often tattooed as elegantly floating intact or with the flowers’ petals spreading out through wind or waves, which create the background behind bigger figurative elements.

However, no matter either alone or complimented by other design element, it delights by dainty beauty of its small flowers.