Hey everyone! We’re just over two weeks away from the launch of my next Kickstarter. How exciting!

This October, in addition to A-Yokai-A-Day, I will be running a Kickstarter to launch my newest book Echizen-Wakasa Kidan – a book of yokai, ghosts, and strange tales from Fukui Prefecture.

What’s even cooler is that we have special rewards for return backers and for early bird backers: a free yokai metal pin badge! If you back during the first day of the campaign (October 1st), you will get a free pin badge of either a hajikkaki or a rokurokubi! And, if you have backed one of my previous Kickstarters, you’ll also get a pin badge! (If you are a return backer AND and early bird backer, you will get both!)

But perhaps most exciting of all, I will be also offering unique add-on rewards only available during this Kickstarter. These rewards are made by local artisans here in Fukui who are experts in the ancient, traditional crafts produced in this prefecture for centuries.

This is the first time I’ve collaborated with local craftspeople to produce traditional, artisanal goods, but it is something I have wanted to do for many years. Here’s a sampling of the rare goods I will be offering during the Kickstarter:

washi art prints of my yokai paintings

a lacquered wash art book with 10 large format prints on washi paper

traditional warōsoku candles with yokai on them

a hand-carved lacquerware dish with a bakeneko

a set of two embossed washi bookmarks featuring yokai from the book

the reverse side of the bookmarks is designed in the style of a protective amule

And these are all in addition to the book, of course, which will be available in ebook, paperback, and a special artisanal hardcover using the finest materials available.

So don’t miss your chance! Sign up for a notification and be ready on October 1st when the campaign launches!