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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 called Kamishibai which means 鈥榩aper play.鈥� The picture book author and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura tells the story of this unique performance art.
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