---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best Japanese tattoo shops in North Carolina"
category: "japanese"
state: "North Carolina"
abbr: "NC"
shops: 8
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese/north-carolina/
---

# Best Japanese tattoo shops in North Carolina

8 shops in North Carolina 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 | [Seventh Sin Tattoo Company](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/charlotte/seventh-sin-tattoo-company.md) | Charlotte | 5.0 | 1,300 | Fine Line, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 2 | [Anvil Ink and Art](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/fayetteville/anvil-ink-and-art.md) | Fayetteville | 5.0 | 949 | Japanese / Irezumi, Realism / Portrait, Aftercare Products |
| 3 | [Timeless Tattoo NC](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/hope-mills/timeless-tattoo-nc.md) | Hope Mills | 5.0 | 690 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 4 | [Sacred Raven Tattoo Shop](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/fayetteville/sacred-raven-tattoo-shop.md) | Fayetteville | 4.9 | 897 | Fine Line, American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi |
| 5 | [Tattoo Bill’s Charlotte](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/charlotte/tattoo-bill-s-charlotte.md) | Charlotte | 4.8 | 1,100 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Realism / Portrait |
| 6 | [Tattoo Asylum](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/durham/tattoo-asylum.md) | Durham | 4.8 | 242 | American Traditional, Script / Lettering, Japanese / Irezumi |
| 7 | [Golden Coils Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/raleigh/golden-coils-tattoo.md) | Raleigh | 4.8 | 209 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Custom Tattoo Designs |
| 8 | [Cape Fear Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/greenville/cape-fear-tattoo.md) | Greenville | 4.5 | 253 | Japanese / Irezumi, Geometric / Mandala, Black & Grey |

## Related

- [Japanese tattoo shops by state](https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese.md)
- [Tattoo shops in North Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina.md)
- [The best tattoo shops in North Carolina](https://www.localtattoos.com/north-carolina/best-tattoo-shops.md)

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