One Saturday in February, I visited Temari Bunko, one of the new bunko, in Highbury, North London. Temari Bunko opened on September 2015. Temari Bunko meets at one of the council’s facilities either on the second or third Saturday of each month. On the day when we visited them there were 15 children aged around 3 accompanied by 11 fathers or mothers. The meeting started by greeting everyone and registration calling out the children’s names in turn. This was followed by a session of singing seasonal songs. The children were also explained about Hinamatsuri (Girls Day cerebration). I observed that the songs were effectively used to run the activities. The children enjoyed an illustrated book read by one of the parents. Afterwards, they participated in making their own Ohinasama (a princess). Lastly, Kamishibai was read. At the end of the meeting, Mrs Dan told the group that any language should be absorbed like breathing rather than learning. She also suggested that refreshment time could be used for learning polite Japanese by engaging with children. Her talk was enthusiastically received. I then introduced myself and talked about ICBA’s history and my function at ICBA, which is looking after Kamishibai and making sure that they are circulated properly. I also mentioned that it is important that parents take this opportunity at Bunko to engage with the children, and that books are read by fathers, not just mothers (as I observed that there were two Japanese fathers). We noticed that there were not enough books for the number of children at the Bunko and gave some advice about acquiring more books, including a regular order placed with Kinokuniya bookshop in Tokyo and Itochu Foundation book grant. We got a positive impression from observing the children singing songs and enjoying themselves. (by Keiko Holt)