The only thing that's in color are the cherry blossoms, any other pink you see is swelling and soreness. I tend to stay kinda pink/red if a lot of shading is done for about 2-3 weeks, so I'll post a picture when it's fully healed!
Japanese style tattooing is very popular in Western tattoo culture. Take a closer look the dragons, koi, kanji and waves of Japanese tattoos.