maigomika
I'm a Canadian YouTuber living in rural Japan. With my husband Jesse and our dog, Pancake, we've made an akiya house our home. I create stories that immerse you in the richness of local Japanese life through food, crafts, and culture—sharing every renovation, festival, and DIY adventure, making you feel like you’re right here, experiencing every moment of our Japanese adventure.
Ontayaki, the Mountain Village Home to Japan's 300-Year-Old Pottery Tradition
We got a VIPER in the house (+ spicy onigiri & "space" trains in the Japanese countryside)
Japan Summer Festivals: City vs. Countryside (The Yosakoi TRADITION You're Missing)
What Grew (and What Didn’t): A Summer of Learning in Our Japanese Countryside Garden🌱
I Visited Japan’s #1 Organic Yuzu Producer (and Only 750 People Live Here)
I made umeboshi using our own ume plums (plus other sour recipes from the Japanese countryside)
We Started a NEW Vegetable Garden (+ Day Trips with the Fam) in the Japanese Countryside
12 Months of the Japanese Countryside, Year Two
How We Spent Our Golden Week Holiday this May in Japan
A 5-day COUNTDOWN tackling this drywalling project in our Japanese house
A Spring Extravaganza in Japan's Countryside: Birdwatching, Sakura Mochi & Wild Mountain Veg!
We FINALLY Finished This Part! (Japanese House Renovation & Monkeys)
We started insulating the main part of our century-old Japanese house
Our last-minute akiya renovations before the winter snow in the Japanese countryside
I returned to this (almost) forgotten kintsugi project in the Japanese countryside
How we celebrated Christmas and New Years in the Japanese countryside
Celebrate the yuzu season with us in the Japanese countryside | Yuzu recipes from Umaji Village
We turned THIS animal den into an insulated Japanese home in the countryside
A Japanese dog sleeps on a rainy day in the Japanese countryside
We Started Insulating our Japanese House in the Countryside
We Ripped Out the Ceiling in Our Japanese House (& Evicted Our Upstairs Critters)
Spend the Last Days of Summer With Us in the Japanese Countryside | Boar Sightings & Firewood
We Bought (& Restored) an Antique Ramen Machine | Antique Shopping in Japan
How We Prepare for a Typhoon in the Japanese Countryside
August Highlights in the Japanese Countryside: House Hunt, Bug Nets & Summer Festivals
Day in the Life as a YouTuber and a Blacksmith in the Japanese Countryside
Counting down to the hottest days of summer in the Japanese countryside
We introduced the Japanese countryside to our Canadian family
Spend May in the Japanese countryside with us: Planting rice, cooking bamboo & house hunting
Spring in the Japanese countryside: Dog’s 1st birthday, new hot water, & weeding