---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best Japanese tattoo shops in Illinois"
category: "japanese"
state: "Illinois"
abbr: "IL"
shops: 3
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese/illinois/
---

# Best Japanese tattoo shops in Illinois

3 shops in Illinois that reviewers mention for Japanese and irezumi-style tattooing, each with at least 25 Google reviews.

## How this is ranked

Shops are ordered by a Bayesian-adjusted rating: (n × rating + 320 × 4.79) ÷ (n + 320), where n is the shop's Google review count, 320 is the median review count across the directory and 4.79 is the directory-wide mean rating. Only shops with at least 25 reviews qualify; ties go to the shop with more reviews.

Ordering is computed at build time from two facts per shop — its Google rating and its Google review count. One listing per street address, and nobody paid for a position.

## Ranked shops

| # | Shop | City | Rating | Reviews | Reviewers mention |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Chicago Ink Tattoo & Body Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-ink-tattoo-body-piercing.md) | Chicago | 4.8 | 1,800 | Fine Line, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 2 | [Electric Tattoo Parlor](https://www.localtattoos.com/illinois/carpentersville/electric-tattoo-parlor.md) | Carpentersville | 4.8 | 200 | Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 3 | [Tattoo Union](https://www.localtattoos.com/illinois/chicago/tattoo-union.md) | Chicago | 4.6 | 305 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |

## Related

- [Japanese tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese.md)
- [Tattoo shops in Illinois](https://www.localtattoos.com/illinois.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in Illinois](https://www.localtattoos.com/illinois/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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*Source: [LocalTattoos.com](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese/illinois/). Markdown alternate of the page at that URL.*