TOKYO
Designer / Creative Director
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After graduating from Doshisha University and studying design at Kyoto University of Art and Design, he founded Coconoe Inc. in his hometown of Okayama in 2006, where he led an elite group specializing in installations as both representative and creative director. Since moving to Whatever in 2019, he has been involved in everything from planning to art direction for websites and installations, working mainly in the field of design, as well as in illustration, programming, and DTM. His representative works include “Rakugaki AR”, “toio”, “GLICODE”, and “Rakugaki Aquarium”. Major domestic and international awards include Cannes Lions, iF DESIGN AWARD, Japan Media Arts Festival, and ADC. He is a sumo fan who admires Chiyonofuji.