Turtle tattoos at first will look odd and strange if used. However, turtle is believed to be a mystical animal from the eastern myth. The turtle is one of the animals that represent the balance of the world. We can see it in eastern myth such as the Japanese myth that includes turtle, tiger, dragon, bird as a symbol of balance. The tiger symbol is called byakko and control earth, the dragon is called seiryuu and control winds, the bird is called suzaku and control fire and finally the turtle is called genbu that control the water elements.
