---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best Japanese tattoo shops in Tennessee"
category: "japanese"
state: "Tennessee"
abbr: "TN"
shops: 6
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese/tennessee/
---

# Best Japanese tattoo shops in Tennessee

6 shops in Tennessee 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 | [Purple Heart Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/knoxville/purple-heart-tattoo.md) | Knoxville | 4.9 | 247 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 2 | [Skin Design Tattoos Nashville](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/skin-design-tattoos-nashville.md) | Nashville | 5.0 | 79 | Fine Line, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 3 | [Sunrise Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/nashville/sunrise-tattoo.md) | Nashville | 4.9 | 66 | Japanese / Irezumi, Walk-ins Welcome, Cover-Up Tattoos |
| 4 | [Ink therapy 901 tattoos and piercings](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/memphis/ink-therapy-901-tattoos-and-piercings.md) | Memphis | 4.8 | 298 | Japanese / Irezumi, Walk-ins Welcome, Piercing Services |
| 5 | [Love Blood Ink Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/clarksville/love-blood-ink-tattoo.md) | Clarksville | 4.7 | 1,000 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 6 | [Saint Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/tennessee/knoxville/saint-tattoo.md) | Knoxville | 4.6 | 353 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Aftercare Products |

## Related

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

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