Kintaro

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Kintaro is a Japanese first name meaning "golden boy". Several characters, fictional and historical, have been called Kintaro :

• Kintarō, legendary child, folk hero from Japanese folklore. He certainly was Sakata no Kintoki, samurai from the Heian period.
  • Kintaro dolls are offered to Japanese children during the Tango no Sekku holiday, in order to inspire in them the bravery and strength of the legendary Kintarō child.
  • Kintarō-ame is a traditional candy with a cylinder shape still produced in Japan and coming from the Edo period. Wherever it is cut, the cylinder's cross section permanently shows Kintaro's face.
• Kintarō is a character from the manga and anime Golden Boy.
• Kintaro, character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game.
• Kintaro Okamura, Japanese botanist.
• Kintaro Hattori, founder of the Seiko company.

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