Newsletter Vol.17
The International Kamishibai Association of Japan– Contents –From IKAJA in Tokyo 		
In Memoriam: Seiichi Tabata

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Short Biography of Seiichi Tabata 			2

Kamishibai Illustrated by Seiichi Tabata

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Unusually Obsessed with Life by Kyoko Sakai

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On Performing Father by Saeko Uehara

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On Performing The World’s Biggest Cake by Yoko Kondo

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Your Voice Alive (Chicchai koe)Your Voice Alive written by Arthur Binard, illustrated by Iri and Toshi Maruki

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About the Authors / Come All Without! Come All Within! Now My Kamishibai Begins

14About Hiroshima Panels and the Maruki Gallery

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Kamishibai by a Nuclear Disaster Evacuee in Fukushima by Takako Yoshida

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A New Step in the World
Thailand: Kamishibai is our Happiness by Usa Srinual

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China: May Kamishibai Spread All Around! by JiaShan

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China: Ten Years of Kamishibai by Wendy

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Mexico: Transcending Languages and Groups by Sakiko Yokoo

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Brazil: Growing Interest in Kamishibai Culture by Eiko Matsui

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The Third Annual World Kamishibai Day
Kamishibai Supply Information
What is IKAJA?
Membership Application FormIKAJA’s International Members in the World

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Kamishibai Supply Information￼￼￼￼￼￼
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Kamishibai Stage

34.5cm*Dimensions of a kamishibai stage(in brown wood):
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50cm

42.5cm24.7cm8.3cm

Back side view with kamishibai sheets

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table*Dimensions of a kamishibai stand:W 63.5 x H 110 to 167 x D 41 cm
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cloth

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please use the following links:
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translations/

stand

67 to 110 cm
Height adjustable

table

cloth

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To read synopses in English of nearly 40
recommended Japanese kamishibai,
visit this link:
https://www.kamishibai-ikaja.com/en/recommended-eng.html(steel stand, black table and cloth)2What is IKAJA?
Activities

The International Kamishibai Association ofJapan (IKAJA) is Japan’s largest kamishibaiassociation. The spokesperson is Kyoko Sakai,chair of the publishing company Doshinsha.
The late Noriko Matsui is our eternal
honorary leader. Since the establishment ofIKAJA in 2001, we have held 34 domestic
kamishibai seminars and issued 37 semiannual
Japanese newsletters as well as 17 annual
English newsletters. We are holding a seriesof kamishibai performance workshops andcreation seminars that were postponed from2020 (both series will continue for half ayear at the Kamishibai Hall at Doshinsha
Publishing, Tokyo).

English-Language Website

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

Membership Fee

Annual membership fee for a member from
North America, Europe, Oceania countries
or China is 1000 yen for an individual and5000 yen for a group/organization. Annual
membership fee for a member from countries and regions other than the above is 500
The year 2021 is the twentieth year since IKAyen for an individual and 2500 yen for a
JA’s founding. We had hoped to hold a specialgroup/organization.
commemorative event on a large scale, but thishas proven difficult due to the pandemic. NorPayPal is the easiest way for us; however, ifmally, we would hold a two-day annual seminar
it is difficult to use, please consult with us.
in November, but this year, we will hold it on
We’ll think about other options.
one day only. We did, however, decide to make ita celebration of our 20th anniversary. The 2021
If you would like to invite your friends toIKAJA Kamishibai Seminar will take placejoin IKAJA, you can use the following linkon November 13 from 1:30 to 5:40 p.m. at theh t t p s : / / w w w. k a m i s h i b a i - i k a j a . c o m /Shuppan (Publishing) Club Building in Kandadocuments/Membership-Application-Form.
jimbocho, Tokyo. We will inform you of the depdf or the Membership Application Form on thetailed program by email. We intend to record,
next page.
subtitle, and share part of the seminar withour entire membership, so please be looking
Contact Address
forward to it!
Etsuko Nozaka (Ms.) and Hina Nagase (Ms.)
International Project TeamMembership
The International Kamishibai Association ofDomestic individual members: 526
Japan (IKAJA)
Domestic group members: 11
3-32-15-1F, Inokashira, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo
International individual members: 280
181-0001 Japan
International group members: 20
Tel/Fax: 81-422-49-8990
Total: 837 (as of August 2021)
E-mail: kamishibai@ybb.ne.jp3

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:
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Benefits of Becoming a Member
After we receive your Membership Application Form and Membership Fee, you will receiveKamishibai 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.
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Kamishibai in the World
the Netherlands

Denmark

the United
Kingdom
IrelandGermany
Lithuania
PolandBelarus
Slovenia

Belgium
FranceSpain
Switzerland

Romania
Italy Croatia

FinlandSwedenSerbia

Afganistan

Nepal

China
Japan

CanadaSouth Korea

MoroccoTunisia
NigeriaSouth Africa

IsraelIranIndia
Armenia
KurdistanThailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Australia

Puerto Rico

USA

TaiwanViet Nam
Philippines
Cambodia

MexicoNicaragua
Colombia
EcuadorPeru
Chile

New ZealandBrazilUrguayArgentina

Our membership grew to include 537 domestic members and 300 international
members, for a grand total of 837 members. We also welcomed members
based in Belarus for the first time, so that 55 countries were represented in ourorganization (as of August 2021).

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Limited Digital Version
Issue date: 30 September 2021
Edited by:
Etsuko Nozaka
Yumi and Katsunori Michiyama
Hina Nagase
Translations by:
Avery Udagawa and Etsuko Nozaka
Original Texts:

The articles on pp. 2–6 appeared in IKAJA’s Japanese-language journal Kamishibai
Bunka no Kai Vol. 36 (December 2020). The articles on pp. 20–23 appeared in
Kamishibai Bunka no Kai Vol. 37 (June 2021).
Illustration:
Cover art © Seiichi Tabata(from Kamii the Robot series published by Doshinsha)

Copyright © 2020 The International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA)No part of this newsletter except the Membership Application Form may be reproduced in any form, 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://www.kamishibai-ikaja.com/en/
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