We're back in Japan this spring, and the house is open.
May is packed: a high school class arrives to help us build a pavilion in the backyard, a sake event outside Komoro Station, a social tech hackathon, a language café, and a researcher-in-residence producing an artifact of anthropology study at our makerspace. There will be ample time for events in between: house tours, ambient coworking, yakiniku with neighbors, a walk up a mountain to an onsen, tea in the teahouse.
Some highlights on the docket (RSVP links coming soon, stay tuned in our Discord):
Apr 27–28 — Open community talk + presentation for a high school class and a Norwegian university; open invite.
May 5–31 — Researcher-in-residence, Alba: hosting fireside chat, undergoing anthropological research, producing one artifact during her stay in May. Come stop by the makerspace to say hello, ask questions, and contribute to her research!
Alba is a Master's student in General Anthropology at Aarhus University (Denmark), joining Komoro Makerspace as a researcher-in-residence in May 2026. She's conducting fieldwork for her thesis and will be producing an anthropological artifact from her time here — shaped by conversations, workshops, and participation in community events. She has hands-on experience translating fieldwork into exhibition form: her undergraduate project on a neighborhood under construction became an exhibition at Moesgaard Museum, featuring soundscapes, photography, and interactive installations. She also draws, paints, and does light crafting.
May 5–8 — High school build week: students join us to construct a pavilion, collaborate on an art project, build furniture, and explore the town. Culminates in a backyard BBQ with local neighbors on the 8th, at 5pm. Join!
Sunset BBQ (May 8) — To celebrate the end of the build week for the high school students, we are hosting a sunset BBQ at night in our new backyard at 5pm with local Komoro friends. This will also serve as a mixer for our social tech hackathon, which will be formally kicking off the day after. You won’t want to miss this!
Weekend in May (May 9-10) — Social tech hackathon (hosted by Dan)
May 9 — Local sake event in front of Komoro Station, run by Moka from City Hall
End of May / Early June — Language café (hosted by Josh)
Ongoing — Helping a neighbor farmer with construction, working with nature (with Vincent). Tea in our backyard chashitsu. Conversations about rural Japan living. Walk up a mountain to an onsen.
Come for a day or stay for the month. This is what Akiya Collective is for.
Our makerspace: Chapter 1: Komoro Makerspace