The International Kamishibai Association of Japan- Contents 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 Abstracts of Presentations, by Igor Cvetko, Jelena Sitar-Cvetko,
Umberto Giovannini, Tara M. McGowan
Ⅳ. Photo AlbumIKAJA’s Recommended Kamishibai: Is Mother Back Yet?
Text and Illustrations by Iwao Fukuda
Performing Is Mother Back Yet?, by Yoshiko Okugawa
About Kamishibai Hyakka
My Firast Experience with Kamishibai, by Barbara Scharioth
Remembrance of Noriko Matsui, by Bùi Đức LiễnKamishibai Supply Information
What is IKAJA?
Membership Application FormIKAJA’s International Members in the World

From IKAJA in Tokyo
Dear International Members,
How are you working with kamishibai these days? At our annual seminar in November
2017, IKAJA members reexamined the importance of protecting Japan’s pacifist
Constitution, and we performed peace kamishibai one after another. In May 2018
we visited Slovenia, where we deepened connections with lovers and researchersof kamishibai from around the world. This summer, we were dismayed to see Japan
inundated with heavy rains and natural disasters. We are now earnestly considering
what role kamishibai can play in the affected areas, which saw terrible hardship.
Meanwhile, in Kamishibai Newsletter Volume 14, we bring you the content shown
above. We hope you enjoy reading.

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Kamishibai Supply Information
Kamishibai Sheet*Standard dimensions of kamishibai sheets:
26.5 x 38.2 cm*Standard number of sheets in publishedkamishibai:
8, 12, 16, 24, etc.
*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

34.5cmKamishibai Stage50cm

42.5cm24.7cm8.3cm

Back side view with kamishibai sheets

34.6cm
85.4cm* 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

Kamishibai Stand

table

cloth

stand

110 to 167cm
Height adjustable

table

If you would like to order kamishibai supplies,
please use the following links:

cloth

http://www.doshinsha.co.jp/kamishibai/translations/

Librairie Japonaise Junku
http://www.junku.fr/fr/index.php
To read synopses in English of nearly 40
recommended Japanese kamishibai,visit this link:
http://www.geocities.jp/kamishibai/kamishibai-eng.html(steel stand, black table and cloth)19

What is IKAJA?
Activities

Membership Fee

The International Kamishibai Association of Japan(IKAJA) is Japan’s largest kamishibai association.
The spokesperson is now Kyoko Sakai, chair of the
publishing company Doshinsha. The late NorikoMatsui is our eternal honorary leader.

If you wish to become an international Individual
Member, please send two (2) International
Reply Coupons with your application form tothe contact address below. Group Members,
please send ten (10) International ReplyCoupons.

Since the establishment of IKAJA in 2001, we
have held 32 domestic kamishibai seminars andissued 31 semiannual Japanese newsletters as well
as 13 annual English newsletters. We have also
sent delegations to many countries to organize
seminars and workshops. We co-organized thefirst European Kamishibai Meeting at UNESCO
in Paris in cooperation with la Petite BibliothèqueRonde in 2012.
http://www.lapetitebibliothequeronde.com/
content/search?q=kamishibai

In case the Coupons are not available at post
offices near you, please send us beautiful
postage stamps from your country instead(enough to send two airmails).
NEW: International members are no longer
obliged to pay annual dues. This change in2015 stems from the digitization of Kamishibai
Newsletter. But we always welcome your donation.

PayPalWe always welcome comments and opinions from IKAJA is in the process of opening a PayPal
our members.
account. When we are able to accept payments,
we will inform you via the website.

World Kamishibai Day

English-Language Website

December 7, 2018 will be the first World KamishibaiDay. On this day we will wish for peace on Earthand share kamishibai together. Join people wholove kamishibai by performing it throughout Japanand the world! Let us spread the joy of kyokan, thesharing of feelings to live life together.

Please visit IKAJA’s English-language website.
It has been revamped so it can easily be viewed
by cell phone. You can also download the IKAJA
member application form and membership
information here.
http://www.geocities.jp/kamishibai/index-eng.html

We will plan some events forthis occasion and announce
them on our website.
Save the date!

Doshinsha Publishing Co., Ltd. also has an
English-language page on its website :http://www.doshinsha.co.jp/kamishibai/translations/form.php

NEW!

Contact Address
Etsuko Nozaka (Ms.)
International Project Supervisor
The International Kamishibai
Association of Japan (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: 549
Domestic group members: 12
International individual members: 316
International group members: 13Total: 890
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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):

Members Fee
After we receive your Membership Application Form and Membership Fee either by International
Reply Coupons or stamps, you will receive Kamishibai Newsletter Vol. 10 in English as well as thebook How to Perform Kamishibai Q & A as a “welcome pack.” The latest issue of the Kamishibai
Newsletter will be sent to you via e-mail.
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IKAJA’s International Members in the WorldInternational Members are from such countries and regions as:

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China,Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel,Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru,Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa,
South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, the United States, Viet Nam, Zambia. (329 international members in 47 countries
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Kamishibai Newsletter Vol. 14

Limited Digital Version
Issue date: 27 August 2018Edited by:

Etsuko Nozaka
Yumi and Katsunori Michiyama
Hina Nagase

Translations by:
Avery Udagawa and Etsuko Nozaka

Illustrations:
Cover art © Seiichi Tabata(from Kamii the Robot series published by Doshinsha)

Copyright © 2018 The International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA)
No part of this newsletter except the Membership Application Form may be reproduced in anyform, by print, photo print, microfilm or any other means, without written permission from The
International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA), 3-32-15-1F Inokashira, Mitaka-shi,
Tokyo 181-0001 Japan.
E-mail: kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp

Website: http://ww.geocities.jp/kamishibai/index-eng.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IKAJA.kamishibai
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IKAJAkamishibai

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