Hello and welcome!

We're so excited to have kicked off the campaign to bring the dream of the 2019 International Yosakoi Team to life! Thank you for being here with us.

If this campaign succeeds, almost 100 dancers from over 13 countries the world want to converge as part of the team in Kochi, in Japan, to dance in the famed Kochi Yosakoi Matsuri. And you're going to play a vital part in achieving this.

This campaign's goal is to raise $5,000 USD, which will go towards constructing the 'Jikatasha' music truck. The jikatasha is the centrepiece of the Yosakoi team and the largest single expense. It leads the team with colour, lights and music. Keep following our campaign and we'll shortly give you a full explanation of what exactly the jikatasha is, and how important it is to the team!

It's great to have you here, to be with us at the very start of the campaign, and we want you to stay with us to the very end. Every donation counts, so we want to inspire you to learn about us, and our mission.

Over the next 90 days, we're going to keep you updated on the progress of the campaign, including major milestones, team introductions, and fascinating explanations into the components that make up this unique dance called Yosakoi.

Finally, we'd like to introduce ourselves, as the volunteers behind the campaign. There are over six of us managing the project. This includes tweaking the website, designing the graphics, researching for content and crafting the posts!

We'll share more about ourselves over the coming weeks, so you can see the people behind the project. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected]. We're only too happy to assist with more information and guidance.

We can't wait to share our story with you, and give you a glimpse into how your donation and support will bring it all together.

- Will