Kamishibai Storytelling - Urashima Taro

When
01 Nov 2017
12:15 PM
Location
Boston Children's Museum, The Common, 308 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210

Kamishibai Storytelling - Urashima Taro

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 12:15PM

Boston Children's Museum, The Common,
308 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210

Gather round for Kamishibai, storytelling. In this story, Taro is a young fisherman who saves a baby turtle and receives a wonderful gift for doing so? What could it be?

Kamishibai is a traditional method of storytelling in Japan using a set of story picture cards in a small wooden stage. In olden days before the era of televisions, Kamishibai was very popular entertainment for children, and storytellers, also candy sellers, came on bicycles to perform on the streets. Although these street performers are no longer to be found, Kamishibai is still a popular and appreciated form of storytelling and oral tradition in Japan today.

While listening to the story, you can take a close look at Boston Children's Museum's Japanese collection items.

THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON