Multilingual Story Time

Various cultures are introduced through storytelling of picture books. We provide opportunities for interaction between the reader and the audience, creating a chance for participants to become interested in different cultures.

Reading Picture Books and Kamishibai from Asia

In the ‘Reading Picture Books and Kamishibai from Asia’ at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, we conduct storytelling session in both Japanese and foreign languages.

 

Previous events

Previous events

Explore Asia Through Picture Books (Indonesian Picture Book Day)

We held our “Exploring Asia through Picture Books (Indonesian Picture Book Day)” event at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum on Sunday, October 26^th, 2025.  The main feature of the day was a rich and engaging picture book reading session, focusing on Indonesian stories, delivered in both Japanese and Indonesian.  A special highlight was an Indonesian volunteer, who brought a unique picture book based on an old Indonesian legend and read it in Indonesian.  It was a great experience for all our visitors, who got to enjoy the warm sounds of the Indonesian language while exploring its mythology and culture.  Thanks to our volunteer, we were able to share the charm of Indonesian picture books with a wide audience.

Picture books connect the world! Next year, we plan to host the reading sessions as well, where people can experience a variety of Asian cultures and stories.  We sincerely look forward to your participation next year!

Explore Asia Through Picture Books (Korean Picture Book Day)

We held our “Traveling Asia through Picture Books (Korean Picture Book Day)” event at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum on Sunday, July 13^th, 2025.  The main feature of this event was a special storytelling session focusing on Korean picture books, presented in both Japanese and Korean. Following the storytelling, a Korean volunteer shared stories about the stars in Korea, linking them to the theme in the book.  Visitors greatly enjoyed the beautifully illustrated stars in the night sky within the picture book, while also experiencing the sound of the Korean language.

 

Explore Asia Through Picture Books (Thai Picture Book Day)

Our “Traveling Asia through Picture Books (Thai Picture Book Day)” event was held at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum on Sunday, June 22^nd, 2025.  The session featured a read-aloud in both Thai and Japanese. The beautifully illustrated stories conveyed a simple yet important message about staying calm and peaceful.

We were honored to have the Consul General and their spouse from Fukuoka’s Royal Thai Consulate-General attend the event. Furthermore, the Consul General brought their own Thai picture book and personally performed a read-aloud. The Japanese translation for the session was skillfully handled by an elementary school student!

The wonderful storytelling was met with great applause and many smiles from the audience.  We deeply appreciate the Consul General and their spouse, the elementary school student who did the translation, and everyone who joined us.