Mhee

A selection of Japanese irezumi sleeves, back pieces and traditional motifs.

Mhee is a Japanese (irezumi) tattoo specialist at BKK INK, on the team since 2022. He came to tattooing the traditional way, learning the craft hands-on from a mentor who taught him the discipline the style demands.

Within a team of twelve specialists, Mhee stays focused on Japanese work rather than spreading across styles, because irezumi rewards a hand that does it constantly. He is happiest on a big canvas: the sleeve, the back piece, the composition that wraps the whole body as one design.

Mhee specialises in Japanese tattooing (irezumi), dragons, koi, tigers and hannya masks carried by flowing wind, water and cloud backgrounds, built toward large sleeves and back pieces.

What separates real irezumi from simply tattooing a Japanese motif is composition: the tradition follows established rules so the whole design reads as one connected piece. Learn more on our Japanese tattoo Bangkok page.

New to Japanese tattoos? The Wikipedia overview of irezumi explains where the style comes from.

Mhee’s strength is scale. Large Japanese pieces are planned across the body before the first line goes in, so subjects, background and negative space flow together rather than sitting as separate tattoos, exactly what irezumi is built for.

Because the bold outlines and deliberate backgrounds are designed to age well, a Mhee sleeve stays legible as it softens over the years. That long game is why he plans carefully and works across multiple sessions.

Mhee is a dedicated irezumi hand: proper composition, bold traditional subjects, flowing wind-and-water backgrounds, planned across the body rather than placed piece by piece. Every station uses sterile, single-use equipment opened in front of you.

He works within a studio of twelve specialists with 40,000+ tattoos completed since 2009, so if a Japanese sleeve or back piece is what you want, you are in the right hands.

Mhee specialises in Japanese (irezumi) tattooing at BKK INK in Bangkok, and is at his best on large sleeves and back pieces. For other styles, our team matches you to the right specialist among our twelve artists, see the full team.

Request a free consultation with your idea, references and rough size, Japanese pieces are often planned across several sessions, so an early consultation helps. Pricing is by time: 1,000 THB in materials per session plus 3,000 THB per hour, maximum agreed before we start.

Our team works in English, French and Thai. Every station uses sterile, single-use equipment opened in front of you. The studio is open daily 12:00–23:00 at 143 Thanon Tanao, right at the end of Khaosan Road.