Kamishibai
Included in Daily Life box, Visual Arts box, Literature box
- Description: Kamishibai, or “picture-story shows” became popular in postwar Japan. It is a unique cultural artifact to Japan. A Kamishibai is a show performed by a storyteller using picture boards and a stage (similar to that of a puppet show). The storyteller recites the story out loud while withdrawing picture boards in accordance to the development of the plot. It is said that Kamishibai originated as a way for shops selling cheap sweets and snacks to attract the attention of children.
For more information, visit: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/museum/kyotomanga.html)
- Other Kamishibai Examples
- Links
- Book: Kamishibai Man (short story centered around kamishibai)
- Book: Kamishibai Story Theater (a collection of stories and lessons)
- Brief Information on Kamishibai
- Journal about Kamishibai and the Art of Interval
- Kamishibai for Kids
- Kyoto International Manga Museum
- Online Kamishibai
- Video: Kamishibai in Pop Culture (time from 00:42 – 03:44)
- Video: Explaining Kamishibai Storytelling
- Video: What is Kamishibai?
- Lesson Plans (All are in PDF format)
- Japan Day
- Japanese Folktales – Ohio Japan Project
- Japan/Kirigami Chain People – NCTA Ohio
- Kamishibai for Turbulent Times – Ohio Japan Project
- Standard Reference
(If you know of another standard that may link to this item, please add it to the comment box below.)- English Language Arts:
- Grades K: Speaking and Listening – #1a, #5, #6
- Grade 3: Reading Standards for Literature – #1, #2, #3, #5, #10
- Grade 3-4: Foundational Skills – #4
- Grade 3-4: Speaking and Listening Standards – #1, #2, #4, #5
- Grade 4: Reading Standards for Literature – #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9
- Grades K-10: Reading Standards – #10
- Grades 6-12: Reading Standards for Informational Texts
- Grades K-12: Reading Standards for Literature – #7, #9
- Grades K-12: Speaking and Listening Standards – #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
- Grades K-12: Writing Standards – #3, #5, #6, #8
- Social Studies:
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #2
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #3
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #5
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #6
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #8
- Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #12
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #2
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #4
- Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #5
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #2
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #5
- Grade 2: People Working Together – #9
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #5
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #6
- Grade 3: Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far – #8
- Grade 10: Historical Thinking and Skills – #2
- Grade 10: Historical Thinking and Skills – #4
- Grade 10: Cold War (1945-1991) – #24
- Grade 10: Cold War (1945-1991) – #25
- Grade 10: Cold War (1945-1991) – #26
- Grade 10: Social Transformations in the United States (1945-1994) – #28
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