Ryota Kojima
Updated: September 2021
(Translated from Japanese) As a Japanese artist, I want to pursue traditional Japanese tattoo designs with the importance of history and tradition. My other specialties include custom tattoo designs in various styles, American traditional, As well as combining anime style with traditional Japanese background.
Other info:
Ryota started learning to tattoo in Australia, Cairns City Tattoo.
After returning to Japan, he worked as a tattoo artist in Herring Bone Tattoo, Stroker Tattoo, and Studio Muscat.
He then opened his own tattoo studio, Kojima Irezumi Showten, in Tokyo, inviting artists from within Japan and abroad to his studio. Ryota himself has had experience tattooing actors, models, and singers from both Japan and abroad. In 2019, he got a chance to tattoo Chloë Grace Moretz.
He currently is based in Shimokita Ink, but have been actively participating as a guest artist in different studios within both japan and aboard. From 2020, he will be based in Nine Tail Fox Tattoos, Canada.
With his qualification of 2nd class architect and cooking license, he is planning to open a tattoo studio with a new concept in the future.
小島 良太
オーストラリアのCairns City Tattooで刺青を勉強し始めました。
日本に帰国後
Herring Bone Tattoo
Stroker Tattoo
Studio Muscat
にて彫師として活動。
その後独立してKojima Irezumi Showtenを立ち上げ経営者として国内外のアーティストを招き入れて、自身はクロエグレースモレッツ等国内外で活動する役者やモデル、歌手の方々を担当。
現在は東京のShimokita Inkに在籍しながら国内外にて積極的にゲストワークに参加。
2020年よりカナダのninetailfox tattoosに在籍。
二級建築士資格、調理師資格を生かし今後新しいコンセプトのショップ出店を考えています。
