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’ event at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, we conduct storytelling sessions in both Japanese and foreign languages.
Schedule
Sunday, 12th July 2026 – Korea
Sunday, 23rd August 2026 – China
Sunday, 8th November 2026 – Sri Lanka
Sunday, 14th February 2027 – Phillipines
Time
11:30am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Location
Kid’s Corner in Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
7th Floor, Riverain Center Building,
3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan
Admission
Free
Capacity
Around 10 groups/families for each session
How to apply
No application required （First-come-first-served basis on the day）
Previous events
Explore Asia Through Picture Books (Korean Picture Book Day)
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, we held our “Traveling Asia through Picture Books: Korean Picture Book Day” event at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. The highlight of the event was a special bilingual storytelling session featuring a Korean picture book, presented in both Japanese and Korean. Following the reading, a Korean volunteer shared how popular the book is in Korea and reflected on her own childhood memories of having it read to her by her parents. Participants enjoyed the book’s beautifully illustrated cat characters and learned how to make “cloud bread” as featured in the story. They also had the opportunity to experience the sound of the Korean language.
Korean Picture Book Read-Aloud (Morning Session 1)
Korean Picture Book Read-Aloud (Morning Session 2)
Korean Picture Book Read-Aloud (Afternoon Session)