To provide a low running cost and skill-less printing method, in which a damping water-employing type printing plate is employed, and a low running cost, skill-less and compact printing equipment, in which the damping water- employing type printing plate is employed.

In this printing method, printing is executed with an emulsion ink, in which and ink and water are mixed together in advance, under the state that the printing plate having a water-soluble stock-containing layer on a base material is mounted on the plate cylinder of a printing equipment.