Taka Moriuchi’s tattoos cover both arms, from the shoulders down toward his hands. The collection mixes dark shading, lettering and small symbols, with different designs on each side. Photos from concerts and interviews show how the work has grown over time, while reporting identifies a few pieces and their context.
Reporting identifies a few designs and dates, while other marks remain unexplained. The sections below keep confirmed details separate from visual description rather than assigning a meaning to every shape.
Taka Moriuchi’s sleeve work covers both arms with contrasting details
The arms don’t form a matching pair. One has denser areas of dark ink; the other leaves more open skin between the letters, symbols and shaded designs. A sun-like motif sits high on one arm, with outlined forms, bands and smaller marks below it.
Concert lights can flatten fine lines, while portraits show more detail. Even so, the larger outlines and differences between the two sleeves are easy to see in a wide shot.
The sun motif is one of the most visible upper-arm tattoos
A circular sun with radiating lines is one of the more recognisable designs on Moriuchi’s upper arm. Its rounded shape stands apart from the longer lettering and irregular outlines around it.
Coverage of his earlier tattoos links some symbols with ONE OK ROCK and with that period of his life, but it doesn’t give a confirmed meaning for every ray or nearby mark. The photograph establishes the sun’s shape and placement; further interpretation needs to come from a specific interview.
Lettering and the LOVE mark remain visible across his forearms
The word LOVE appears on one forearm among other lines and marks. Other lettering sits at different heights and angles, following the curve of the arm rather than forming one continuous band.
Tattoo coverage identifies TTR as the initials of ONE OK ROCK members Toru, Taka and Ryota. That gives the short sequence a documented band connection; the other words can be seen in photos, but their meaning isn’t always stated.
The band-linked symbols sit among the larger arm designs
Small black symbols are arranged between the larger designs. Reports say Moriuchi drew some of them himself and suggest they may relate to numbers, dates or personal chronology. The photos show their shapes and positions, but not a full explanation of each mark.
A changing chronology in concert photographs
Older images show more open skin and simpler arrangements; later photos show added shading and work extending farther down the arms. A Japanese report says Moriuchi received a tattoo in Germany during ONE OK ROCK’s 2024 world tour. It identifies the new number on his left arm as 1988, his birth year.
The report is a specific example of the collection continuing to grow. Earlier interviews also connect his tattoo history with visiting different countries while touring, though the available sources don’t assign a travel story to every design.
Stage photographs reveal how the ink moves with his performance
Onstage, Moriuchi’s sleeveless tops leave the arms visible. A bent elbow compresses the designs; a raised arm stretches them and changes their shape in the frame. The tattoos sit across several moving surfaces, so no one concert photo shows the whole collection.
Which arm faces the camera also changes what can be seen. One angle may show the sun and lettering; another reveals darker lower-arm sections and smaller marks. The live images are useful for placement, even when coloured lights make finer details harder to distinguish.
Different camera angles clarify line work and spacing
Close portraits make the separate designs easier to read. The sun rays, outlined forms, words and geometric marks sit in their own areas, divided by strips of open skin. Ink continues past the upper arms across the forearms toward the wrists, where shorter marks and bands sit nearer the hands.
The pieces vary in scale and line weight, but share a black-and-grey palette and follow the length of each arm. From the front or side, the same collection looks different because perspective changes which marks overlap.
Travel, identity, and the collection’s chronology
Moriuchi’s tattoos appear in the same tour and performance record as his work with ONE OK ROCK. The video below shows that setting, while the photographs and reporting provide the details about the ink.