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World Service,3 mins

The Japanese tradition that took storytelling to the streets

The Cultural Frontline

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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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