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World Service,3 mins
The Japanese tradition that took storytelling to the streets
The Cultural FrontlineAvailable for over a year
In Japan, there’s one tradition that can take a story from the pages of a book and bring it out on to a street corner for crowds of children to enjoy. It’s called Kamishibai which means ‘paper play.’ The picture book author and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura tells the story of this unique performance art.
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