Japanese Tattoo 101: Genbu (Black tortoise) 

The Black Tortoise is known as Xuan Wu in Chinese, Hyeonmu in Korean, Genbu in Japanese, and Huyền Vũ in Vietnamese and it represents the north and also the winter season. In Japan, the Black Tortoise is one of the four guardian spirits that protect Kyoto. Also, the black tortoise also represents strength, longevity, deity, and ambiguity and extreme perseverance, especially a lot of east Asian own businesses has use it on display in front of their stores to help keep their business, financially healthy and growth. Some athletes use it for longevity when they’re playing their sport against another team member. Thank you guys for commenting, sharing subscribing please recommend more Japanese tattoo videos in the bottom of the description conversation below. Much appreciated love.