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akiya collective

8 months

we are a collective of artists, makers, and architects restoring abandoned houses in rural japan into art installations, community spaces, and interactive habitats

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

IT’S OFFICIAL! after exploring 5 different areas of rural japan, and running 2 residencies, we got the keys to our new community house today ✨

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (physical + digital) we are moving forward with our renovation schedule for the coming months! if you’re in japan, it’ll be from mid-march through summer tentative schedule attached

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

form here if you’re interested in signing up:

akiya collective renovation + build || komoro

after about months of on the grounds searching + exploring different rural areas in japan, we've finally found a home in komoro that we're moving forward with as a community. we're currently in the...

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

while akiya collective started out as a response to the akiya problem, it doesn’t end there this project is about regeneration: of our lived environments, lifeways, and ultimately ourselves in other words, we are creating a new model for living

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

thank you so much for everyone who was involved, especially our core team and contributors i’m really excited to see this building express and and facilitate what can be possible when a community comes together to nurture a space together

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

there’s an increasing number of abandoned homes in japan (also known as “akiya”), which represents a social problem to the country by 2030, almost one third of all homes in japan will be vacant

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

those who help can: - earn visits + free workshops at the house - have permanent contributions to the architecture / community - learn about rural living - be the first in our network to hear about any opportunities for akiya to purchase around us (including discounts)

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

let this be a case study for sovereignty through artistry, iterative co-creation, and human flourishing 💫

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

we have open-sourced our process and research in an online playbook for others to learn from we are also actively supporting a network of home-owners in acquiring, renovating, and operating properties in tight-knit regions for cohabitation and coworking

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

the renovated akiyas are places for people to contribute and leave a part of themselves for future inhabitants: evidence of alchemization eventually, the homes themselves will be facilitators and collaborators in the project, bringing their own vitality and will to the project

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

more about life and learnings in rural japan

michelle huang

@michellehuang42

7 months

i left tech in the states and officially moved to rural japan about 6 months ago some learnings along the way:

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

inhabiting these akiyas represent spaces for us to slow down, zoom in, and find beauty in everyday minutiae this project aims to act as an active vote for decommodification of the structures, both physical and ideological, in which we live

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

instead of default-discarding what we “no longer need”, we aim to reunite with the artifacts that have been seemingly left behind in the fast-pacedness of modern existence (old houses, items, lifeways)... and turn them into inspiration for flourishing

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

and over time, we hope to create more spatial containers which are preserved and remixed by our project it's about balancing cultural syncretism and preservation into more persistent and inspirational social, ecological, and physical architectures that all can contribute to

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

while especially prominent in japan, the trend is not unique to this country it indexes a global trend of people moving out from the countryside into cities: be it for work opportunities, better healthcare for older civilians, or the draw towards something newer

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

✧ incorporated a US-based NPO (with a 501c3 fiscal sponsor) ✧ hosted 2 residencies, with cohorts of 10 people each, in rural areas in izu and nagano ✧ developed relationships with city governments & locals, learned different renovation techniques, and produced installations

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

legally, we are a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the arts via community and creating spaces that are in harmony with existing environments, instead of fighting against them over the last year, we:

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

through mutual participation of locals and global citizens, these homes will serve as bridges to rural areas, allowing for symbiotic cultural exchange and regeneration of both self and community

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

✧ researched 100+ properties, visited 25+, and explored 5 different rural areas ✧ established our first community home in nagano prefecture ✧ raised an additional $60k in grant funding ✧ were featured in conferences, graduate theses, architectural papers, and podcasts

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

10 months

@p_millerd @WealthLetters @tdhamit @AdamLSaks @DozieAnyaegbuna @TheLyons @mr_samosaman @LaviniaIosub @JustinFoeppel @amit_ajwani @_buildspace you are incredible! thank you so much ✨

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@MorleySheen @ZupassProject @KibaGateaux @xB0und @da0_g0v_tw @YalorMewn @JoinEdgeCity @FundingCommons 💖💫

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@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@zoyayaseka @mataiblacklock soon i hope!

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@AkiyaCollective

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@yuyumannn thanks for being part of the journey 💫

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@AkiyaCollective

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@jtvhk it’s happening!!

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@alineblooms we’ll be waiting for ya 💫

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@DanielleFong thank you danielle 💖 come visit us sometime!

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@camsinit @michellehuang42 thank you! come visit 💫

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7 months

@alcentian_one @Shmojii 💖

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin the question then becomes: how do we integrate well without “losing” ourselves? how do we listen actively, share our perspectives, and work together to create something different yet still acceptable?

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin to your point, i do think that complying 100% with everything will inevitably lead to recurrence of past issues without change. that’s something i want to be mindful about but i think dying villages are starting to realize the impact too and may be more open to conversation

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@vovoxyz bless

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin ah thanks so much for your thoughtful response here - we love pushback and discussion around these trends you have some valid points about integration x possibly repeating patterns if we mesh into existing paradigms

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@charity_trades haha yes we’ll be posting more content soon

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@impactology @AbolTaabol here for this thread

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin but also think it’s important to listen first, understand why and how communities exist / their frame of reference and meet them there (especially with potential pushback to a project like this coming in and introducing new ways of living)

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

@mataiblacklock thank you 💖💫

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

@Sophia_Karuna we do it for the people

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin we’re all still finding answers to these questions in our community, from a more abstract sense to a daily / practical sense thanks for inviting such a thoughtful discussion! we’ll be talking about this more in our community, and you’re invited to partake in it too

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@codybaldwin this isn’t to say we have all the solutions. we definitely don’t the idea is to work together to understand each other first, with the hope that we can inspire something different, but similar enough so the change isn’t sudden or forced

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@DanielleFong bet ⚡️

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@yuyumannn everyone be like yuji

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

7 months

@charity_trades thanks for the interest and for staying updated!

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

@rabrg ah incredible! it’s a great find, thanks for your kind words and for letting us know about that project if you ever find yourself in japan, please come visit

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akiya collective

@AkiyaCollective

8 months

@rabrg we are not, but i just looked up the project- it looks quite aligned with that we are trying to do how did you hear about it?

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