Experience the joyful tradition of Kamishibai (paper play) at Seattle Japanese Garden!
Ta-chan, a kamishibai artist from Nagoya, Japan will be touring all through town this fall and will perform at the Garden on September 17th and October 8th. Bring your whole family to the Garden for this special opportunity.
Kamishibai or "paper play" is a form of Japanese street theatre and storytelling that was popular during the Depression of the 1930s and the post-war period in Japan until the advent of television.
Tatsuo “Tacchan” Kawakami Tacchan, based in Nagoya, Japan, is the winner of the Japan Street Kamishibai Competition in Numazu for two consecutive years. He is the only full time Kamishibai storyteller left in Japan.
Shows at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Free admission 12 and younger and seniors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Family Saturday and Respect for Elders Day. Otherwise $4–$8
