Candi Kinyōbi is a Japanese-American tattoo artist and owner of Kinza Kōbō, a tattoo shop in Highland Park, Los Angeles. She specializes in traditional Japanese style tattooing and brings 13+ years of professional experience to her work. Her background spans printmaking, sign painting, illustration, and apparel design—skills that inform the precision and depth of her tattoo practice.
Kinyōbi completed a formal apprenticeship at Tuesday Tattoo in San Francisco, grounding her approach in traditional methods. Her work has been featured in VoyageLA and she is listed on Tattoodo’s artist directory. She maintains an active presence on Instagram with over 11,000 followers and operates a merch and print shop at candikinyobi.bigcartel.com.
Kinza Kōbō is located at 5430 Monte Vista Street in Highland Park. Booking and portfolio information are available on her personal website. Follow her work on @candikinyobi.
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