Newsletter Vol.18
The International Kamishibai Association of Japan– Contents –From IKAJA in Tokyo 		2

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

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The Fourth Annual World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai: Fostering Kyokan and Peace

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Kamishibai Supply Information

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What is IKAJA?

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Membership Application Form

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Kamishibai in the World

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Kamishibai Supply Information￼￼￼￼￼￼*Standard dimensions of kamishibai sheets:
26.5 x 38.2 cm

Kamishibai Sheet*Standard number of sheets in publishedkamishibai:
8, 12, 16, 24, etc.

Kamishibai Stage

34.5cm*Dimensions of a kamishibai stage(in brown wood):
W 42.5 x H 34.5 x D 8.3 cm
ISBN 4-494-07300-8Japanese retail price (tax excluded): ¥ 9800

50cm

42.5cm24.7cm8.3cm

Back side view with kamishibai sheets

34.6cm
85.4cmKamishibai Stand

table*Dimensions of a kamishibai stand:W 63.5 x H 110 to 167 x D 41 cm
ISBN 4-494-07304-0
Japanese retail price (tax excluded): ¥ 4280

cloth

If you would like to order kamishibai
supplies, please use the following links:
http://www.doshinsha.co.jp/
kamishibai/translations/

stand

67 to 110 cm
Height adjustable

tablecloth

Librairie Japonaise Junku
http://www.junku.fr/
To read synopses in English ofnearly 40 recommended Japanesekamishibai, visit this link:(steel stand, black table and cloth)

https://www.kamishibai-ikaja.com/
documents/Recommended-kamishibai-un.pdf

2What is IKAJA?
Activities

The International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA) is Japan’s largest kamishibai association. The spokesperson is Kyoko Sakai, chairof the publishing company Doshinsha. The late
Noriko Matsui is our eternal honorary leader.
Since the establishment of IKAJA in 2001, wehave held 36 domestic kamishibai seminars andissued 39 semiannual Japanese newsletters as well
as 18 annual English newsletters. We are holding
a series of kamishibai performance workshops andcreation seminars. (Both series will continue forhalf a year at the Kamishibai Hall at Doshinsha
Publishing, Tokyo.)English-Language Website

Please visit IKAJA’s English-language website.
It has been revamped so it caneasily be viewed by cell phone.
http://www.kamishibai-ikaja.com/en/Doshinsha Publishing Co., Ltd. also has anEnglish-language page on its website:
http://www.doshinsha.co.jp/kamishibai/translations/

Membership Fee

Annual membership fee for a member fromNorth America, Europe, Oceania countries orChina is 1000 yen for an individual and 5000
yen for a group/organization. Annual memberThe year 2022 is the first year after the twentiethship fee for a member from countries and reanniversary of IKAJA. A New Step of Kamishibai
gions other than the above is 500 yen for an inis this year’s theme. Reflecting the last year’s sucdividual and 2500 yen for a group/organization.
cess of one-day-seminar, we will hold our seminar in the same style again. The 2022 IKAJA KaPayPal is the easiest way for us; however, if it
mishibai Seminar will take place on November 19
is difficult to use, please consult with us. We’ll
from 1:30 to 5:40 p.m. at the Shuppan (Publishthink about other options.
ing) Club Building in Kandajimbocho, Tokyo. We
will inform you of the detailed program by email.
If you would like to invite your friends toThe participation fee of international members
join IKAJA, you can use the following linkis free. There will be no interpreter, but UD talkhttps://www.kamishibai-ikaja.com/documents/
powered by Google translate will assist you. We
Membership-Application-Form.pdf
would like to remind you, however, there mightor the Membership Application Formbe some immigration restrictions in Japan. Pleaseon the next page.
kindly check before your departure on your own
responsibility. We intend to record, subtitle, andContact Address
share part of the seminar with our entire memEtsuko Nozaka (Ms.) and Hina Nagase (Ms.)
bership.

International Project TeamThe International Kamishibai Association ofJapan (IKAJA)
3-32-15-1F, Inokashira, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo
181-0001 Japan
Tel/Fax: 81-422-49-8990
E-mail: kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp

Membership

Domestic individual members: 537
Domestic group members: 11
International individual members: 277
International group members: 23
Total: 848 (as of August 2022)

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If you would like to become a member of IKAJA, please photocopy this page and fill in the form.
Send the form to our FAX number: 81-422-49-8990.
Or contact us by e-mail: kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp

Membership Application Form
I would like to be an Individual / Group Member of IKAJA. (Please choose.)
Date:
Mr. / Ms. / Dr.
First Name:
Family Name:
Date of Birth (D/M/Y):
Nationality:
Home Address:
Home TEL/FAX:Home E-mail Address (if any):
Profession or Main Activities:
Office Address (if any):
Department/Position:
Office Tel/FAX
Office E-mail Address (if any):

Benefits of Becoming a Member
After we receive your Membership Application Form and Membership Fee, you will receive
Kamishibai Newsletter Vol.10 in digital format as a welcome gift. It is a useful beginner’s guide about
theory and history of kamishibai offered by IKAJA. The latest issue of the Kamishibai Newsletter
will be sent to you in autumn via e-mail. In addition, all the International Members who live outsideof Japan can join our annual November kamishibai seminar basically free of charge.
4Kamishibai in the World
the Netherlands

Denmark

the United
Kingdom
IrelandGermany
Lithuania
PolandBelarus
Slovenia

Belgium
FranceSpain
Switzerland

Romania
Italy Croatia

FinlandSwedenSerbiaRussiaTurkey Afganistan
ChinaJapan

Nepal

CanadaSouth Korea

MoroccoTunisia
NigeriaSouth Africa

IsraelIranIndia
Armenia
Kurdistan*Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
AustraliaPuerto Rico

USA

Viet Nam
Philippines
Cambodia

MexicoNicaragua
Colombia
EcuadorPeru
Chile

New ZealandBrazilUrguayArgentina*Kurdistan (a part of Iraq)

Our membership grew to include 548 domestic members and 300 international
members, for a grand total of 848 members. We also welcomed members basedin Turkey and Russia for the first time, so that 56 countries were represented in
our organization (as of August 2022).

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Kamishibai Newsletter Vol. 18
Limited Digital Version
Issue date: 26 September 2022
Edited by:
Etsuko Nozaka
Yumi and Katsunori MichiyamaHina Nagase
Translations by:
Avery Udagawa, Etsuko Nozaka and Alexander Brown
Original Texts:

The articles on pp. 2–10 and pp.16-17 appeared in IKAJA’s Japanese-language journal
Kamishibai Bunka no Kai Vol. 39 (June 2022).
The articles on pp.20-21 appeared in Kyoto Shinbun newspaper (dated 30 January 2022)
Illustration:
Cover art © Seiichi Tabata(from Kamii the Robot series published by Doshinsha)

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