on August 19 2026

Explore Asia Through Picture Books (Chinese Picture Book Day) – Now Accepting Applications

In a special feature of ‘Reading Picture Books and Kamishibai from Asia’, we will introduce picture books from China. One of the books will be read in both Chinese and Japanese, with the Chinese version being read by a native Chinese speaker. Application is open to adults as well as groups and families with children. Admission is free. Come and enjoy the picture books through illustrations and sound as you listen to the Chinese language.

Date

Sunday, 23rd of August 2026

Time

11:30am to 12:00pm and 13:00pm to 13:30pm

Location

Kid’s Corner in Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
7th Floor, Riverain Center Building, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city, Japan

Book to be read in Korean / Japanese

「Free as a Cloud」

Written by Bai Bing

Pictures by Yu Rong

World Library, 2016 (Japanese version)

Capacity

About 10 groups/families for each session

How to apply

No application required (First-come-first-served basis the day of)

Related Link

Multilingual Story Time

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum