旅 tabi Journey

旅 is the Japanese word for a journey, and a proverb says 旅は道連れ, a journey goes better with company. Worn as a tattoo, it honors the road you are on and the people beside you.

Journey (旅) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Block VB1C

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Block VB1D

Journey (旅) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Cursive VC1B

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Cursive VC2B

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Cursive VC2C

Journey (旅) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Design VD3B

Journey (旅) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1C

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1D

Journey 旅 tabi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS1E

More about 旅

旅 is a journey, a trip away from home. A traveler is a 旅人 (tabibito), and to set out is 旅立つ (tabidatsu), a word that can also mean to pass away.

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.