Kintaro
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Kintarō (金太郎, often translated as "Golden Boy") is a folk hero from Japanese folklore.
Kintaro may also refer to:
- Kintarō, legendary child, folk hero from Japanese folklore; a fictionalized version of 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 (Golden Boy), the main character from Golden Boy (manga)
- Kintaro (Mortal Kombat), character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game
- Kintaro Okamura (1867–1935), Japanese botanist
- Kintaro Hattori, founder of the Seiko company
- Kintaro (Kamen Rider), a bear Imagin in Kamen Rider Den-O
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