Stage actor Koji Okuno is inviting people to attend his wonderfully mellow “Storytelling for Adults” performance.
※Captured from the Nishinomiya City website
He seems like he’d tell the stories in such an amazing voice😊
The program is below↓
A story from a Nishinomiya folk tale about how “Ebessan” came to be enshrined in Nishinomiya.
Namaze Local Storytelling “The Bandit Who Built a Bridge”
A story based on the history and folk tales of Namaze.
They’re both stories connected to Nishinomiya!
I’m curious what kind of stories they are🙄 Do you know them??
Date and time
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 14:00–15:00
Venue
Nishinomiya City Education and Culture Center, Lecture Room
Participation fee
Free
Capacity
40 people
(lottery if there are too many applicants)
Eligibility
Elementary school students and older
How to apply
Advance application by return postcard is required. Up to 2 people may apply with one postcard. Must arrive by March 6.
Detailed application instructions here → “Storytelling for Adults” Nishinomiya City website
The organizer is the Nishinomiya Cultural Promotion Foundation, known for that familiar Amiko-san.
There’s a video from a previous event on the YouTube channel “おうちでアミティ”↓
So powerful! No surprise, since he’s a stage actor😳
The lines where he fully becomes the character, and even the pauses between words, feel like they carry such deep meaning. I was completely drawn in😆✨
Here is the map for the Nishinomiya City Education and Culture Center↓
The address is 15-26 Kawazoe-cho, Nishinomiya.
It’s in the same building as the Nishinomiya City Central Library!
In Closing
You can watch what the storytelling event is like on YouTube, but I’d love to see it in person!
It says “for adults,” but applications are open to elementary school students and older, so parents and children can attend together too!
It sounds like kids would enjoy listening as well♪
