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KAMISHIBAI NEWSLETTER
■ Digital format are available: Electronic Publishing
From Vol.11, IKAJA distributes NEWSLETTER as digital format.
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Issued date: 17, September, 2024
Total pages: 26 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
The Story of a Mother and Chihiro’s Wish by Takeshi Matsumoto
About Chihiro Iwasaki and the Chihiro Art Museum
IKAJA’s Recommended Kamishibai
The Chimpanzees’ Concert (Chinpanji no Ongakukai) by Hiroshi Abe
Worldwide Activity Report
Spreading Kamishibai Culture in Seoul by Chae Kyung-hee
Noriko Matsui and the Heart of Vietnam by Eiko Matsui
What is French Kamishibai? (in French and English) by Yuiko Tsuno
Kamishibai around the World during the Pandemic Period by Etsuko Nozaka
New Seminar Report
Attending the Kamishibai Special Seminar by Hideko Sugiyama
World Kamishibai Day
Voices of Performers in Tokyo by Jia Shan / Baasansuren Bolormaa / Saori Katagiri
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
IKAJA's International Members and Friends in the World
Issued date: 30, September, 2023
Total pages: 29 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
IKAJA Kamishibai Seminar in Tokyo 2022
Katsumoto Saotome, a Life Lived in Hope of Peace by Kyoko Sakai
The Promise of March 10 (Sangatsu Touka no Yakusoku)
written by Katsumoto Saotome, illustrated by Hideo Ito
Voices from Japan
Aichi: Kamishibai from Aichi – Reaching Out to the World by Yoko Kondo
Nagasaki: University Students Challenge Themselves to Create Kamishibai by Tamon
Yanagida
Mie: Our First Kamishibai Seminar for Parents and Children by Yuka Nagaoka
Voices from the World
Chile: The History of Kamishibai in My Country by Tamara Reyes Palacios
Slovenia: Kamishibai letter from Slovenia by Igor Cvetko and Jelena Sitar
Germany: News from Germany by Mechthild Dörfler, Guylène Colpron, and Aya Puster
Italy: A report from Italy by Yoshiko Noda
Malaysia: Malaysia Seminar (September 3–4, 2022) by Etsuko Nozaka
The Fifth Annual World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai Supply Information
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IKAJA's International Members and Friends in the World
Issued date: 26, September, 2022
Total pages: 28 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
The Power of Kamishibai: Together with Younger Generations
Kamishibai Activities at Keisen University by Reiko Iwasa
University Students Study Communication through Kamishibai by Tamon Yanagida
Kamishibai at a School for Speech Therapists by Tetsuya Shimojima
Together with Kamishibai by Yuri Nagaoka
Voices from the World
Australia: Hello from Australia! by Jackie Kerin
Uruguay: Kamishibai in Uruguay by Sydney Solis
Singapore: Pedagogical Usage of Kamishibai by Dr. Karine Lespinasse
It’s Raining, It’s Snowing (Ame futte kita, yuki futte kita)
It’s Raining, It’s Snowing written and illustrated by Satoshi Kako
Explaining Nature’s Mysteries Clearly and Enjoyably by Akiko Maetoku
The Fourth Annual World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai: Fostering Kyokan and Peace
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Kamishibai in the World
Issued date: 30, September, 2021
Total pages: 32 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
In Memoriam: Seiichi Tabata
Short Biography of Seiichi Tabata
Kamishibai Illustrated by Seiichi Tabata
Unusually Obsessed with Life by Kyoko Sakai
On Performing Father by Saeko Uehara
On Performing The World’s Biggest Cake by Yoko Kondo
Your Voice Alive (Chicchai koe)
Your Voice Alive written by Arthur Binard, illustrated by Iri and Toshi Maruki
About the Authors / Come All Without! Come All Within! Now My Kamishibai Begins
About Hiroshima Panels and the Maruki Gallery
Kamishibai by a Nuclear Disaster Evacuee in Fukushima by Takako Yoshida
A New Step in the World
Thailand: Kamishibai is our Happiness by Usa Srinual
China: May Kamishibai Spread All Around! by JiaShan
China: Ten Years of Kamishibai by Wendy
Mexico: Transcending Languages and Groups by Sakiko Yokoo
Brazil: Growing Interest in Kamishibai Culture by Eiko Matsui
The Third Annual World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
IKAJA’s International Members in the World
Issued date: 30, September, 2020
Total pages: 27 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
IKAJA Kamishibai Seminar 2019
Kamishibai as Peacemaking
by Alexander Brown
With International Trust, IKAJA Takes Flight
Summary by Etsuko Nozaka
Peru: Kamishibai for Humanity by Cucha del Águila
Mexico: Kamishibai from Japan to Durango by Maria Fé Ibarra Ramirez
France: We Have Grown Wings! by Yuiko Tsuno
Kamishibai at Various Performance Sites (New Series)
Kamishibai at the Children’s Center by Saeko Uehara
Special Topic: Covid-19
Kamishibai in the time of Covid-19
by Carmen Aldama Jiménez
Kamishibai for Young Children during Covid-19
by Michèle Valentines
The Second Annual World Kamishibai Day
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IKAJA’s International Members in the World
Issued date: 18, September, 2019
Total pages: 27 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
The History of Kamishibai
What Does It Mean to Examine the History of Kamishibai?
I. Kamishibai is Born
II. Dark Clouds Enshroud
III. A Movement Grows
IV. Theory Blossoms
Kamishibai for Peace
By Sydney Solis, U.S./Japan
Kamishibai for a More Peaceful World
By Guylène Colpron, Mechthild Dör er and Aya Puster, Germany
IKAJA’s Recommended Kamishibai: The Black Cat from the Dragon Palace
Text and Illustrations by Text and Illustrations by Lee Soojeen
Report of World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
IKAJA’s International Members in the World
Issued date: 27, August, 2018
Total pages: 25 pages
Language: English
Please become a member if you wish to access Vol. 14
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Reflection on IKAJA’s First Fifteen Years, by Kyoko Sakai
IKAJA’s First Visit to Slovenia, by Etsuko Nozaka
International Symposium in Slovenia: The Art of Kamishibai
Ⅰ. Program
Ⅱ. Kamishibai in Slovenia, by the Slovenia Theatre Institute and Zapik Association
Ⅲ. Selected Extracts of the Presentations, by Igor Cvetko, Jelena Sitar-Cvetko, Umberto Giovannini, Tara M. McGowan
Ⅳ. Photo Album
IKAJA’s Recommended Kamishibai: Is Mother Back Yet?
Text and Illustrations by Iwao Fukuda
Performing Is Mother Back Yet?, by Yoshiko Okugawa
Remembrance of Noriko Matsui, by Bùi Đức Liễn
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
IKAJA’s International Members in the World
Issued date: 10, September, 2017
Total pages: 29 pages
Language: English
Please become a member if you wish to access Vol. 13
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Happy Fifteenth Anniversary, IKAJA! by Shizuko Wakayama
For Rich Knowledge and Beautiful Sentiment, by Seiichi Tabata
Crossing Borders: Kamishibai Culture and Its Universal Appeal, by Kyoko Sakai
Presented at the 2016 Asian Festival of children’s Content (AFCC)
Kamishibai Seminars in China
Report from Shanghai, by Yumi Michiyama
Report from Beijing, by Etsuko Nozaka
Kamishibai Sessions in Southeast Asia and Europe
Reports from Thailand, Malaysia and Germany, by Etsuko Nozaka
Recommended Kamishibai: Story of a Mother
Text by Keiko Inaniwa, Illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki
Performing How the Witch was Eaten Up, by Hina Nagase
My Life and Story of a Mother, by Saeko Uehara
In Memory of Noriko Matsui
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
Issued date: 10 September, 2016
Total pages: 27 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Wild Roses
On Wild Roses, by Yumi Michiyama
The Ocean of Kariyushi
On The Ocean of Kariyushi, by Yoriko Nakahira
The Ocean of Kariyushi in Schools, by Masami Nishimoto
Summaries of Three Peace Kamishibai Works
Never Again
The Oath of Peace
The Ivory Comb
Further Reflection: Kamishibai and Peace
Reports from IKAJA International Members
Kamishibai at the Library La Petite Bibliothèque Ronde in France,
by Michèle Valentines, translated into English by Marion Moulin
How Kamishibai Can Support Multilingualism in Early Learning Centers in Germany,
by Guylène Colpron, Mechthild Dörfler, and Aya Puster
Kamishibai Supply Information
What is IKAJA?
Membership Application Form
Issued date: 30 October,2015
Total pages: 27 pages
Language: English
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In Memoriam: Taruhi Furuta,a beloved Japanese children's author and respected literary critic
About Taruhi Furuta
Mr. Furuta's Digging, by Seiichi Tabata
Kamii the Robot: Kamii and the Toy Elephant written by Taruhi Furuta
How Mr. Furuta Distilled the Essence of This Work
Kamii the Robot in Preschools and Daycare Centers
Summaries of Mr. Furuta's Other Kamishibai Works
1. Kamii the Robot: Kamii and the Class Play
2. Kamii the Robot: Kamii Plays Store
3. Kamii the Robot: Return to Robot Land1
4. The World's Biggest Cake
5. Robot Robo Climbs the Pole
Reports from IKAJA International Members
Two Books about Experiences with Kamishibai in Spain
Performing Kamishibai in Malaysia
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 30 September, 2014
Total pages: 28 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
IKAJA's Beginnings: Twelve Years that Launched a New Kamishibai Movement
The History of Kamishibai
Toward a Definition of Kamishibai
How to Perform Kamishibai
Infants' Development in the First Year of Life:
The Importance of Social Interaction and Kyokan
Kamishibai Supply Information
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Membership Application Form
Fixed price: 750 Japanese yen
Issued date: 1 August, 2013
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
The Messages in Kamishibai
IKAJA's Recommended Kamishibai Works with Translations
Mr.Cook in a Sulky Mood
Tumbling Taros
Kamii the Robot: Kamii and the Toy Elephant
The Hungry Round Ogres
My Giant Water Bug
Tumbling Dumplings
A Report from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Area
Kamishibai in Prison: In Search of Dreams and Solace
Kamishibai Supply Information
What is IKAJA?
Membership Application Form
Fixed price: 750 Japanese yen
Issued date: 4 August, 2012
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Program
Some words for the Official Opening from IKAJA
Kamishibai in France
Kamishibai in Switzerland
Kamishibai in the Netherlands
Kamishibai in Germany
Kamishibai in Spain (1) & (2)
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 30 April, 2011
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Yuri-chan, Let's Create a Bright Future Together
- By Noriko Matsui
What I Can Do, Right Now
- By Yuri Nagaoka
My New Life with Kamishibai
- By Masumi Hirayama
Recommended Kamishibai
"Baby Chick"
Kamishibai Around the World!
Words of Encouragement for Post-Disaster Japan
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 30 April, 2010
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Development of Kamishibai in Bagneux
- By Marie-Charlotte Delmas
Japan in Clamart
- By Genevieve Patte
Recommended Kamishibai
"How the witch was eaten up"
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 31 December,2008
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Creating Kamishibai
- An Interview with Noriko Matsui
Recommended Kamishibai
"Duck the King"
- About the the creators
A Few Thoughts on the Five-Year Anniversary of the IKAJA Workshop in Tokyo
By Bui Duc Lien
- About the Writer
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 30 December,2007
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
The Asia-Pacific war and Kamishibai
Recommended Kamishibai
"Never Again"
- About the creator
- About the work
Echoes Throughout the World
Never Drop Another Atomic Bomb
Kamishibai in the World
-Number 3: France
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 20 December,2006
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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From IKAJA in Tokyo
Creating Kamishibai
- Basic Approach
- Creation based on the 'Basic Approach'
- Practical hints for creating
Kamishibai Recommendable
"Father"
- About the work and the creator
"Grow grow grow bigger!"
- About the work and the creator
Kamishibai Advertised
Kamishibai in the World(No.2)
-The Netherlands
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 20 December,2005
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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The History of Kamishibai
- Before and During the War
- After the War
- Profiles of the people who helped develop Kamishibai
Differences and Similarities Between Kamishibai and Picture Books
- Similarities
- Format
of Kamishibai
of Picture Books
- Key Features
of Kamishibai
of Picture Books
- Differences
Kamishibai in the World(No.1)
- Vietnam
Fixed price: 500 Japanese yen
Issued date: 20 November,2004
Total pages: 24 pages
Language: English
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Why is kamishibai so fascinating?
- The Special "Format"
- The "Key Feature"
About The Performance
- General Advice
- Various kinds of works
- Creating the setting
Use the stage
Background
Clothes
- Step by step process
Rehearsal
Beginning
Start of sliding-out
Completion of sliding-out
Sliding the sheet back in
Ending
- Some more tips
- Various ways of sliding-out
Two Types of Kamishibai
IKAJA's JOURNAL no.1 - no.31 (in Japanese) are also available.
Please contact. kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp
Recommended Kamishibai
Here we introduce a selection of IKAJA-recommended kanishibai. You may find your new favorites among them!
NB:The word "kyokan" refers to people confirming the meaning of life together through sharing the same feeling about something. Creating "kyokan" is the most important and fundamental aspect of kamishibai.
The titles of recommended kamishibai are listed below.
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"Audience-Participation Type"
Text and illustrations by Noriko Matsui / 12 sheets
Text and illustrations by Noriko Matsui / Photographs by Kensuke Yokoi / 8 sheets
Text and illustrations by Noriko Matsui / 8 sheets
"Complete (Self-Contained) Story Type"
Text by Seishi Horio / Illustrations by Seizo Tashima / 12 sheets
Conceived by Hiroshi Sugiura / Text and illustrations by Mitsunori Yabe / 12 sheets
From Genbaku no ko (Children of Hiroshima), compiled by Arata Osada / Text by Keiko Inaniwa / Illustrations by Churyo Sato / 16 sheets
Original work by Kornei Chukovskii / Text by Jun’ichi Kobayashi / Illustrations by Eigoro Futamata / 12 sheets
Text by Daiji Kawasaki / Illustrations by Kazuo Maekawa / 12 sheets
Text and illustrations by Eiko Matsui / 12 sheets
Text and illustrations by Eiko Matsui / Photographs by Torahiko Ogawa et al. / 12 sheets
Original work by Mimei Ogawa / Text by Seishi Horio / Illustrations by Makoto Sakurai / 12 sheets
Text by Joji Tsubota / Illustrations by Eigoro Futamata / 12 sheets
Text and illustrations by Iwao Fukuda / 12 sheets
Text by Keiko Inaniwa Illustrations by Chihiro Iwasaki / 16 sheets
Text by Jun’ichi Yoda / Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata / 12 sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta / Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata / 12 sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata 16 / sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata 16 / sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata 16 / sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata 12 / sheets
Text and Illustrations by Lee Soojeen 16 sheets
Text by Taruhi Furuta / Illustrations by Seiichi Tabata / 12 sheets
Text by Miyoko Matsutani / Illustrations by Eigoro Futamata / 16 sheets
Text and illustrations by Bui Duc Lien / 12 sheets /
Japan-Vietnam Kamishibai Exchange Association
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