---
type: best_category_state
name: "Best Japanese tattoo shops in Virginia"
category: "japanese"
state: "Virginia"
abbr: "VA"
shops: 4
url: https://www.localtattoos.com/best/japanese/virginia/
---

# Best Japanese tattoo shops in Virginia

4 shops in Virginia 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 | [Black Caesar Tattoos & Piercings](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/roanoke/black-caesar-tattoos-piercings.md) | Roanoke | 5.0 | 698 | Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey, Realism / Portrait |
| 2 | [River City Tattoo & Piercing Co](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/richmond/river-city-tattoo-piercing-co.md) | Richmond | 4.8 | 1,400 | American Traditional, Script / Lettering, Fine Line |
| 3 | [Army Navy Tattoo](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/yorktown/army-navy-tattoo.md) | Yorktown | 4.8 | 259 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |
| 4 | [Lucky 13 Tattooing & Piercing](https://www.localtattoos.com/virginia/richmond/lucky-13-tattooing-piercing.md) | Richmond | 4.5 | 2,100 | American Traditional, Japanese / Irezumi, Black & Grey |

## Related

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

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