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Oct 6, 2019 · IKAJA. The International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA) Terakoya, 3-32-15-1F, Inokashira, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-0001 Japan. kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp. (IKAJA) in Japanese. (World Kamishibai Day) Welcome to The International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA). Kamishibai is a part of Japan's unique cultural heritage that is moving ...
May 27, 2021 · Another storytelling tradition is kamishibai, which translates to “paper plays.”. They first started in Japan in the late 1920s and became popular during the Great Depression. It only requires 12 to 16 large (15” x 10.5”) cards with illustrations, a storyline, a storyteller, and an audience. Many kamishibai featured artwork similar to ...
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Jun 28, 2018 · Meet kamishibai – from kami, meaning paper and shibai, meaning play or theatre – the ancient Japanese storytelling tool that many librarians, nursing-homes and schools use in several countries ...
Kamishibai: Japanese Storytelling. Kamishibai is a traditional form of Japanese street theatre in the form of picture card storytelling. Unlike children’s storybooks, the text is written on the reverse of illustrated cards so that the story can be easily read while pictures are shown to the students. As creating and using Kamishibai hones ...
Another area of growth in kamishibi in Japan has been in the grass-roots tezukuri (hand-made) kamishibai movement. Throughout Japan, in community centers and libraries, people of all ages create and perform hand-made kamishibai, and kamishibai storytelling festivals are held annually or biennially in various parts of Japan.
Published kamishibai (I recommend “The Three Magic Charms” and “The Old Man and the Fox” for a start. Other recommendations appear at the end.) Kamishibai stage (It is also possible to make stages or perform without the stage, but the stage is well worth the investment.) Large paper for mapping out stories (2 per group)