Kamishibai (November 22)

Kamishibai is a type of storytelling. The words mean "paper drama" in English. Its origin is amakimono (paper scroll) that were made by Buddhist priests in the 12th century, telling moral stories. It made a comeback in 1920-1950, when kamishibai artists went from village to village by bicycle with a small stage. The storyteller set himself up in a park and used clappers to call children to come to the park. He then told a series several stories using pictures on illustrated boards that he passed through the stage one by one.

Have you ever seen kamishibai? What do you remember about it?
Here is one example of a kamishibai of a story called おむすびころりん。 Let's watch it.