Cherry Blossom Tattoos for Men

When men think about tattoo designs, a flower isn't generally one of the first things that comes to mind. Yet Cherry blossom tattoos for men (or Sakura Trees in Japanese culture) is something that have steadily risen in popularity over the years and for good reasons. Cherry blossoms not only look beautiful on the skin but also carries deep meaning that any man can proudly done and appreciate. In this piece we'll tackle meaning behind such a tattoo and what makes them so popular among men now days. Only then can you decide whether its the right tattoo design for you.

Now cherry blossoms have long been a favorite among women as it symbolizes feminine power particularly in Chinese culture. In Japan however, the flower holds a darker and deeper meaning and one that men have grown to appreciate. Sakura trees often adorn the weapons and armor of ancient Samurai warriors as a constant reminder that life is short and that a man ought to make the best of it. Men that choose cherry blossoms for their tattoo design often possess the commitment to live their lives to the fullest and not let negative experiences or emotions hold them back. Many also see it as a strong symbol of mortality that compels men to appreciate the present and look towards the future with dignity. This explains why you'll often find depictions of cherry blossoms in Japanese art with petals falling to the wind and it's basically the same thing when it comes to cherry blossom tattoos for men.

Is a cherry blossom tattoo for you?

Do you find that the Japanese interpretation the cherry blossom is something that appeals to you? Perhaps you're concerned that the symbol is just too feminine despite bearing a stern symbol of mortality? No need to fret; cherry blossoms are actually one of those design pieces that can be tweaked to suit both genders and different personalities. Most women get a cherry blossom tattoo for it's feminine and elegant appearance yet its just as easy to tweak the symbol to yield a more masculine appeal. For one thing, you can combine the cherry blossom symbol with other design concepts to come up with something virile and distinctive.

In the same way that most women try to get unique looking tattoos by mixing cherry blossoms with other design concepts (butterflies, birds, hearts, etc), cherry blossom tattoos for men are often set together with masculine objects like guns, a skull face or dragons. You might also want to consider combining cherry blossoms with symbols that would appeal to both gender such as koi fishes, yin yang symbol or one that surrounds your favorite bible quote perhaps?

Where to put cherry blossom tattoos?

So let's say you've finally decided on a cherry blossom tattoo - where do you put it? It's a good question and one that deserves a fair amount of thought. For most men, it generally depends on the size of the tattoo. A large cherry blossom tattoo design is ideal for men who'd like something with a traditional look to it. These can be set warp place from the back and moving diagonally to cover a large area. You can also have it inked on the upper back or just one side of the body. You'll also find that many men prefer their cherry blossom tattoos inked like a sleeve with the vines wrapping around their arm and fist. For smaller cherry blossom tattoo designs, men can have it inked at the base of their neck or on one side of their hand or foot.

Check out the best cherry blossom tattoos for men

This cherry blossom tattoo features three pink and purple flowers, with accompanying leaves and writing situated between them. This tattoo would sit well on a foot or a forearm, and the colours are vibrant, complement each other well, and are strong.

This is an incredibly striking tattoo, with a decorative black dragon at the centre of the image. This would work very well as a design for men - with the dragon offset by a ring of blue, yellow and pink flowers. This is one of cherry blossom tattoo ideas that features a dragon as the motif.

Trees have been featured in cherry blossom tattoos for centuries, and this is an intricate design. The falling blossom leaves circle around a tree trunk, which could be seen as a haunting but incredibly strong design. This is quite a large pattern, so great for making a statement.

This is a mixed and varied shoulder cherry blossom tattoo design for guys. There are several images on the design, with 4 birds, 7 flowers and in the centre is a piece of chinese writing which is circled by the other elements.

If you’re looking for a cherry blossom tattoos idea which stretches across you chest this is perfect. This is a dark branch, with smaller branches and cherry blossoms coming off it. It stretches from the upper arm to the bottom of your pecs, making it a subtle design for those who work in an office and are covered by a shirt during the day.

Cherry blossom tattoos for guys come in a variety of forms, but this is a very bold design for those looking for something special. This is a half-back tattoo, composed of a long tree branch with thick clouds of cherry blossom at the top and scattered along the trunk.

Tattoo ideas for men tend to feature animals as a key design element. This particular design works well on the arm, and features a long, thin branch with small red flowers coming off either side. About ⅔ along the design there is a large butterfly.

The focus of this incredible design is a large owl, perched on a branch. The key colours are brown and gold which give the owl a distinguished and powerful look. This design is quite large, and but also has an intricate design.

This is a creative shoulder design which make a great use of blank space between the ink the create a great contrast. The design features a winding tree trunk, dotted with pink and purple flowers on a swirling blue background.

Cherry blossom tattoos for men tend for feature writing as a central element. In this design, the writing take is circled by 4 distinct cherry flowers, on a vine. This is a great design for the wrist, and there is a great contrast of colour.

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For those who want to add a dramatic element to their tattoos ideas, this black cross, with a contrasting yellow outline brings something special. On the left side, a semi-circle of red flowers swirls around the cross, surrounding it like stars.

For those who want to go all out, this colourful depiction of a figure holding up one hand, with a pink blossom flower at the bottom of the design, situated on a swirling background of color is just what they’ll be looking for.

Cherry blossom tattoos don’t have to be pink and purple. This is a dramatic black, shaded outline with runs from the top of the shoulder down to below the elbow. The tattoo relies on texture to give a feeling of depth to the design.

This tattoo creates a feeling of enchantment and etherealness through the dark red petals on a misty blue background. It reaches from the shoulder blade to the top of the arm, and it is a dramatic but enchanting design.

This design plays on the motif of time. It has a black swirling background, with the image of an hourglass in the middle, topped by a watch. In the top left hand corner there is a series of red and yellow flowers.

This design is very sharp - it features a long branch with several offshoots reaching up the arm. Along each of the branches there are several flowers, which bring a nice element to the design. Additionally there are several falling petals scattered around the edges.

This is a beautiful, almost symmetrical, design, with a two-tone finish. Two flowers are at the centre of the design, with complimentary branches extending out on the right and left sides. These have small buds and a single flower on them.

This is a swirl design, which turns from strips into a bird design. The design is punctuated by small red flowers, although the majority of the colour scheme is black with some shading. The design is very detailed, and makes a good use of the non-inked areas.

The detail on this tattoo almost makes it look like a three dimensional picture. The trunk spirals up across the bottom and left hand side of the torso, and multi-tonal red flowers are situated along the branches. This is a stunning tattoo.

This tattoo depicts a man sitting cross legged next to a tree. The tree reaches up around the right hand side of the back and below the neck, with the man placed at the bottom of the back. There are many cherry flowers along the tree.

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If you want a tattoo that encompasses your entire wrist, this is it. There are five red and yellow flowers, on top of a dark black background, which is composed of several thick lines. It is a very dramatic tattoo.

Fans have been a traditional part of tattoos for hundreds of years, and this fan design features a mountain with a red sun over the peak. The fan is blue, with pink ribbons extending off the bottom. Four flowers circle the design, in geek, white, pink and yellow.

This design features a lot of text, and to the left of the text there is a black branch with subtle and small pink flowers coming off the branches. The trunk wraps around underneath the text, which is 3 columns wide.

This tattoo as a winding branch reaching all the way up around the leg. There are several thin offshoots to the branch, which are covered in tens of little red flowers. This is very intricate, and creates a beautiful twisting and twirling design.

If you want to fit lots of different elements into a tattoo, this design is perfect. There is a snarling tiger at the bottom, with several different scaled patterns around the remainder of the back. The design features and array of different colours.

A slender tree extends upward in an elegant form, only to give off more beauty as flowers grace its branches and delicately fall off. The colors of brown wood, pink petals, green leaves, and blue light makes the tattoo quite attractive.

Cluttered flowers and a vivid black insignia of an avian creature complement each other in one of the most striking cherry blossom tattoos for guys. The bird is exquisitely inked alongside some letterings while surrounded by a colorful floral backdrop.

Pink cherry blossoms reach way up high until it covers a red sun across the sky. The heavenly body is similar to what's seen on the Japanese flag, made more beautiful with the tiny details of the clusters of flowers, branches, leaves, and falling petals.

The meaning and symbolism of cherry blossoms as a tattoo may be different in each culture, but one thing's certain. The beauty the tiny red petals hold as they cling on almost bare branches inked in brilliant black is remarkable.

Sprawled on the top part of the back and extending over the shoulder is a cherry blossom tree. The rustic color of wood, soft pink flowers in bloom and petals fading, and the life seen in the small growth of leaves creates the most fantastic of tattoos ideas.

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Covering an entire side of the back is a cherry blossom tattoo. The tree has grown a massive height, with the trunk and branches illustrated down to the last detail, enhanced by the outline of countless pink flowers all throughout the iamge.

Gently inked on the side of the hand is a delicate cherry blossom flower, looking a bit faint but strikingly pretty in pink. The anther, stamen and filaments found right at the center have been intricately detailed and made darker as the image stands out.

This half sleeve tattoo design features the popular cherry blossom design. The flowers arrive in different sizes and appear compelling as their vibrant red, yellow, orange, purple and green colors are laid upon a black and white, curved and patterned background.

A halved face, possessing both human and skeletal structure, surrounded by small flowers makes for a unique cherry blossom tattoo design. The facial image is centered on the chest, with either side spreading towards two womanly faces resting on each shoulder.

Great detail has been skillfully incorporated in this cherry blossom tattoo for men, from the roots to the tip of the branches to each lovely flower in bloom. The black tree matches the soft pink petals and yellow-centered flowers perfectly.

Found on the inner upper arm is a beautiful and meaningful image of a cherry blossom flower running across a branch on the biceps. The men's tattoo is highly colorful with pink, green, and brownish orange combinations that blend together really well.

Tracing the back towards the shoulder down to the length of the upper arm is a couple of tree branches. The wooden elements exhibit an abundant growth of charming and dainty cherry blossoms in singles or hugging each other in clusters.

Black and white is prominent in this tattoo that depicts the darkness of night, yet brightened with the glow of the full moon. A bird is perched on the rough branch of a tree that's sprinkled with the beauty and life of the pink cherry blossoms.

Starting off from the shoulder are thin branches extending in different paths across half of the back. Cherry blossoms find their way out, spreading throughout various parts whether in full bloom or budding and starting to bloom as a bird flutters by.

Two birds perched in one black tree branch create one of the most compelling cherry blossom tattoo ideas. The animals display a vibrant show of feathers and are beautiful in itself, with red cherry blossoms adding to the lovely scene.

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Simple is beautiful. No doubt it is, with this tattoo design crafted from a thin outline of a bare tree, extending all the way up and on its sides with thinner branches. Red shading is endowed on the branches and has produced a gorgeous outcome.

A number of cherry blossoms appear to be floating and being carried gently by the whirling wind in this tattoo design. Each realistic looking flower shows exquisite detail within its graceful curves and the center revealing delicately drawn flower parts.

Among the best tattoo ideas for men is this lengthy image of the cherry blossom lining the upper and lower arm. Black branches appear vivid and strong, while pale realistic cherry blossoms overlap in clusters, both budding and flowers in full bloom.

The Sakura tree holds a lot of meaning behind its majestic beauty, such as this tattoo that's seemingly inked with the finest strokes of a traditional brush. The branches are sprawled on the arm all the way towards the wrist as cherry blossoms bloom gracefully.

This wrist tattoo may be small, but can create a big impression as large as the cherry blossom tree can get! A thin branch outline carries a couple of lovely pink flowers that seem to be glowing amidst the cool blue shading around it.

Black is beautiful, even more with the beauty of nature in this cherry blossom tattoos idea. The center part of the flower is made up of tiny, shiny black dots while the petals have adapted a unique orange color. Black birds freely hover on top.

Whether blooming or as buds on a branch, the dainty cherry blossom flowers look quite pretty in pink. They cling on the the thin and carefully outlined branches hanging upside down near the wrist, with petals fading at the bottom.

A massive growth of branches is matched by the flourishing cherry blossoms, both mature with center parts seen in detail, and in budding state or starting to bloom. The delicate, soft pink flower colors are highlighted by the glowing blue hazy backdrop.

Perhaps the simplest, yet ranks among the most attractive of cherry blossom tattoos. The cute pale pink flowers come in pairs with a small one in bud form still attached to a green stem matching the color of the leaves.

A wavy black and grey setting covers the arm in this tattoo, but is far from looking plain and lifeless. Bright, orange-hued flowers flow freely while vivid petals of the cherry blossoms are carried gently by the soft whirling winds.