Sachiko Kashiwaba

Sachiko Kashiwaba is a Japanese author of children’s and young adult fantasy literature. Her writing career spans more than four decades. Her work has received, among others, the Sankei, Shogakukan, and Noma Children’s Literature Awards, and several of her books have been adapted into anime. Her notable works include »Kiri no mukō no fushigi na machi« (»The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist«), the »Monster Hotel« series, and »Misaki no mayoiga« (»The House of the Lost on the Cape«). The latter novel was inspired by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.