Kamishibai
Newsletter Vol.12
The International Kamishibai Association of Japan

紙芝居文化の会

From IKAJA in Tokyo
Kamishibai Newsletter Volume 12 focuses on kamishibai about peace.
One of the subgroups in which IKAJA leaders learn together is our peace kamishibai forum.
Its members perform and discuss kamishibai that take peace as their theme.
The members have come to believe that peace kamishibai “probe the essence of war, see
war for what it is, and voice the fervent desire to live.” We believe such kamishibai givechildren an anchor for living life.
In a recent issue of our Japanese newsletter we featured five peace kamishibai: Never Again,
Wild Roses, The Ocean of Kariyushi, The Oath of Peace, and The Ivory Comb. In this issue
we would like to explore peace kamishibai with a focus on two of these works: Wild Roses
and The Ocean of Kariyushi. For each of these kamishibai we include full text, as well ascommentary, in translation.

- Contents 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 Kazumi 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 FormIKAJA’s International Members are from such countries and regions as:
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia,Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto
Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan,Thailand, Tunisia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Viet Nam.
(268 international members in 44 countries and regions in total as of August 2016)

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Kamishibai Supply Information

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8, 12, 16, 24, etc.

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To read synopses in English of nearly 40
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What is IKAJA?
Activities

Becoming an International Member

The International Kamishibai Association ofJapan (IKAJA) is Japan’s largest kamishibai
association. The spokesperson is now Kyoko
Sakai, chair of the publishing company
Doshinsha. Noriko Matsui, creator of kamishibai
and picture books, remains as advisor.

If you wish to become an international
Individual Member, please send two (2)International Reply Coupons with yourapplication form to the contact address below.
Group Members, please send ten (10) or moreInternational Reply Coupons.

Since the establishment of IKAJA in 2001, we
have held 29 domestic kamishibai seminars
and issued 27 semiannual Japanese newsletters
as well as 11 annual English newsletters. We
have also sent delegations to many countries
to organize seminars and workshops. We
co-organized the first European Kamishibai
Meeting at UNESCO in Paris in cooperation
with la Petite Bibliothèque Ronde in 2012. For
more details, please kindly see our website.

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 yourdonation.

We always welcome comments and opinionsfrom our members.

English-Language Website
Please visit IKAJA’s English-language website.
You can also download the IKAJA application
form and membership information here.
www.geocities.jp/kamishibai/index-e.html

Membership
Domestic individual members: 521
Domestic group members: 9
International individual members: 258
International group members: 10Total: 798

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

Contact Address
Etsuko Nozaka (Ms.)
International Project ManagerThe 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

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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.)
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Benefits of Becoming a Member
After we receive your Membership Application Form and International Reply Coupons or stamps,
you will receive Kamishibai Newsletter Vol. 10 in English as well as the book 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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Kamishibai Newsletter Vol. 12Limited Digital Version
Issue date: 10 September 2016

Edited by:

Etsuko Nozaka
Avery Udagawa
Hina Nagase
Yumi Michiyama

Translations by:
Avery Udagawa and Etsuko Nozaka

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

Copyright © 2016 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: www.geocities.jp/kamishibai/index-e.html

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