The Power of Local Printing: Ensuring Quality at Every Step
At Kintaro Publishing, we believe that being present during the printing process is crucial to ensure impeccable results. Join us as we explore the significance of this journey and the meticulous a...
The tattoo as a symbol of resistance
“The social articulation of difference is a complex, ongoing negotiation.” Homi K. Bhabha, The location of culture For thousands of years, tattoos have distinguished their wearers from the res...
The Dutch Angle - Tattooing in the Netherlands today
Let’s go back for a minute to Amsterdam in the early 1990s. On the stereo, Nederhop rap music. In the streets, bomber jackets, tracksuits, and hippie sunglasses. And in the tattoo studios, a renais...
Meet the author – Emiel Steenhuizen
As Kintaro released our first book for children, “Yokka wants a tattoo”, we caught up with the book’s author and illustrator, Emiel Steenhuizen. Below, he discusses his journey from tattoo artist t...
Lines of power: the mystic tradition of Sak Yant tattoos
From ancient warriors to gap-year hikers, the Sak Yant (or “Yantra”) tattoos of Southeast Asia have offered protection and inspiration to many over the years. Said to bring good fortune, prosperity...
Out of the shadows: yōkai in postwar Japanese culture
In our previous blog, we discovered the mysterious origins of yōkai – the mischievous and, at times, malevolent creatures and apparitions that have long roamed the shadowlands of Japanese folklore....