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(Kodan)

Kodan

(Kodan is one of the traditional performing arts of Japan.)

Kodan is one of the traditional performing arts of Japan.

(Kodan is said to begin with the reading of the Taiheiki.)

Kodan is said to begin with the reading of the Taiheiki.

(It is said that a ronin who had trouble eating gathered people and read Taiheiki,)

It is said that a ronin who had trouble eating gathered people and read Taiheiki,

(a military code of the early 14th century, to them.)

a military code of the early 14th century, to them.

(There is a difference between kodan and rakugo)

There is a difference between kodan and rakugo

(that rakugo is an art that consists of conversations, while kodan is an art of reading stories.)

that rakugo is an art that consists of conversations, while kodan is an art of reading stories.

(The storytellers hit the Shakudai with a fan and make a popping sound)

The storytellers hit the Shakudai with a fan and make a popping sound

(to speak in a lively manner, drawing the audience into the story.)

to speak in a lively manner, drawing the audience into the story.

(Komon Mito, Echizen Ooka, Chuji Kunisada, and other movies and TV heroes)

Komon Mito, Echizen Ooka, Chuji Kunisada, and other movies and TV heroes

(from the Edo period in Japan were born in kodan.)

from the Edo period in Japan were born in kodan.

(You can see English explanations of storytelling on the website of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.)

You can see English explanations of storytelling on the website of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

(Also, the English storytelling video by English teacher Tommy is fun.)

Also, the English storytelling video by English teacher Tommy is fun.

(I especially recommend Nanshun Kyokudo, an American storyteller.)

I especially recommend Nanshun Kyokudo, an American storyteller.

(She used to be an English teacher, and she became interested in kodan,)

She used to be an English teacher, and she became interested in kodan,

(and she is active as a Japanese and English storyteller.)

and she is active as a Japanese and English storyteller.

(She runs an English kodan program for children on her YouTube channel and holds an English kodan class.)

She runs an English kodan program for children on her YouTube channel and holds an English kodan class.

(Please listen to and imitate her kodan and enjoy the art of Japanese storytelling.)

Please listen to and imitate her kodan and enjoy the art of Japanese storytelling.