We're back in Japan this spring, and the house is open for another season of spring community events !!
May is packed: a backyard pavilion + art build week, 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 locals, a walk up a mountain to an onsen, tea in our backyard teahouse.
More info about our makerspace here: Chapter 1: Komoro Makerspace
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Pay what you want: *We never want cost to be a barrier. However, since we do operate a material space, we have expenses. Donate what you can here to keep things going, with suggested $20/event — more if you can afford to, less if you can’t.
100% of proceeds go toward maintaining the community space, rural revitalization, and supporting community events.*
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Help us 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!
During this event, we're collaborating with teachers / seasoned builders from Watershed School will will be bringing their entire class + traveling internationally for this event.
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← Our last build in our backyard in the spring of 2025: a teahouse made from traditional wood-joinery methods
May 5, 3pm: Intro presentation about Akiya Collective from the founder & director Michelle. During this time, we will also be brainstorming for an art project + site build
Some ideas brewing in the art realm:
To celebrate the end of the build week, 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!
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Local sake event in front of Komoro Station, run by Moka, a friend and representative from City Hall — from 11am to 5pm.