REVIEWERS

ALL

  • YOSHIYASU YATA
    / Chairman

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  • TAKEHIRO WADA
    DESIGN HERO INC. / Designer

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  • Hisataka Kato
    株式会社スタヂオ・ユニ / Art Director

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    After working as a graphic designer in Tokyo for approximately 10 years, relocated to Kyoto in 2011. Engages in consistent art direction in advertising, from concept development to final execution, as well as branding for companies and products.


  • SHUNICHI FUNABASHI
    Obayashi corporation / Senior general manager

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  • kimitsugu ueno
    OFFICE U-BOAT LLC / Managing Member

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    Coordinating art, traditional crafts, and entertainment.


  • HIDEZUMI KADOWAKI
    Osaka Seikei University Faculty of Arts / Vice President/Distinguished Visiting Professor

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    Through industry-academia collaborative PBL and international joint design exercises, he promotes international collaborative education with universities in Germany and Belgium, while engaging in co-creative practical education.


  • TAKAMOTO Takahiro
    Osaka Printing Association / Chaiman

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    Printing is evolving from a traditional "communication tool" to a "tool for expression." In a world overflowing with digital media, there is a growing need for a return to tangible physical media. I am actively working to expand the possibilities of live and physical media.


  • YOSHITAKA WATANABE
    oto gallery / ART director

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    Immature,Esprit&Surrealism


  • NAOYA SHIMA
    Lokal Japan Inc. / Branding Producer

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    I'm owned company based in Osaka Japan since 1996. Mainly our business contents are brand strategy inclusive creative work especially web, graphics, interior coordinating and concept making through project mgt.


  • Haruki Senda
    hikosen style shop & gallery / designer

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  • Takanori Yoshida
    BYTHREE inc. / Creative Director / Art Director

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    Founded BYTHREE in 2013. Turns unnamed value into stories and experiences across design, spaces, and culture.


  • Daichi Yokoyama
    ZEAMI Entertainment / CEO

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    Producer of art and music. Making badges, stickers "ZEAMI Art", Art brand "FACTO","FACTO GALLERY", Photographer


  • Katsushige Tanigawa
    TANIGAWA PRINTING CO.,INC / PRESIDENT

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  • shinji maegawa
    株式会社ZIZO DESIGN / CEO / Designer

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  • Yasutaka Toyokawa
    Hotel Anteroom Kyoto / Manager

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    Hotel Anteroom Kyoto promotes projects that showcase the current state of Kyoto’s art and culture through in-house gallery and events. Drawing on the background in academic research on video games during the student days, He organize a variety of initiatives, including exhibitions featuring contemporary art and indie games, as well as concept rooms inspired by video games. In addition, through exhibitions by up-and-coming illustrators and other initiatives, they are expanding the boundaries of art while providing a platform for the next generation of artists and creators.


  • Takaharu Hara
    TH / art director

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    Advertising and event planning and design Gallery curation


  • Takashi Yamaguchi
    SHAKE HANDS Inc. / CEO

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  • YOKO YAMADA
    Akar Media Co. / CEO

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    Media Producer and Art Liaison. Based in Japan and Indonesia, engaged in planning, editing, public relations, and coordination of international projects in the fields of art, culture, and tourism.


  • Shu Gotoh
    Freelance / Creative director

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    Design regardless of output, such as graphics, WEB, and videos. As an individual, he is involved in the branding of "blueover" and "wonder baggage". We are looking for a new brand regardless of the size of our clients.


  • MItsuru Shimazu
    728artclub /

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  • Keizo Mimura
    MEETING.INC / Creative Strategist

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    Designs brand strategy, PR, and copy to articulate and share the value of regions and businesses.


  • koichiro murakawa
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  • KOJI IKEDA
    Daishinsha Deligt Inc. / President

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  • Akio Takimoto
    PLANT/JAMWORKS / Art Director, Videographer, Creator

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    Based in Japan’s Kansai region, I am an art director, video director, and writer. My practice spans corporate collaborations, exhibition curation, and the publication of PLANT ARTMAGAZINE, a free magazine dedicated to art and specialty printing. I am currently preparing to open a new gallery in December.


  • MOTONORI UMEWAKA
    Noh-Actor / Noh actor&Representative Director

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    Born into the Umewaka family, a lineage of Noh performers dating back to the Muromachi period, he has participated in numerous performances throughout Japan, primarily in the Kansai region, as well as overseas. He actively works to raise awareness of Noh not merely as a traditional Japanese art form, but as a theatrical form enjoyed worldwide, and to further expand the possibilities of Noh, he collaborates with other Japanese classical music, contemporary theater, music, and video. In 2017, he established the Nishinomiya Noh Theater, and is dedicated to promoting not only Noh but also other Japanese classical performing arts.


  • Junzo Terada
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  • Katsumi Fuku
    CA-RIN WORKS / NON-BORDER / Branding designer / Empowermentor

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    Branding & communication designer bridging people and communities, also empowering others through coaching.


  • Toshiro Nishida
    JCHO Osaka Hospital / Director

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    As a general hospital providing acute care, we not only offer advanced and optimal medical care tailored to each patient, but we also strive to be a hospital that is open to the community, a comfortable place to work, and finally to be a hospital of choice by patients, their families, and young healthcare professionals. We engage in various activities to achieve this goal.


  • Yoh Ikeda
    yoh art gallery / Private art dealing director

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    Established in Osaka in 1979 as a gallery specializing in contemporary art, it introduced American contemporary art and West Coast artists, who were rarely seen elsewhere. It has a track record of supplying works to museums, public facilities, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In recent years, it has broadened its clientele to include primarily young Japanese artists.


  • Tsunetaka Takeuchi
    DUSKIN CO., LTD. / Chief

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    I am currently working in the Corporate Division of Duskin Co., Ltd. Previously, I was involved in new product development, marketing, and packaging design for hygiene products and daily necessities. I hold an MBA from the Graduate School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin Universit


  • MINORU YOSHIHIRA
    OGURAYA Co., Ltd / CEO

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    With sleep as our theme, we support people in making their daily lives more fulfilling.


  • Masaaki Kitaguchi
    Sakai City Mihara Ward Office / Planning and General Affairs Division Manager

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    I am responsible for the city promotion and regional revitalization of Mihara Ward, ranging from unearthing local charms to communicating them. I am also actively engaged in promoting agriculture through initiatives such as the "Mihara Ancient Rice Project" and the "Mihara Morning Market."


  • Kenji Nagai
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  • 101010
    / Designer

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    We create items with the numbers "10" and "to" in their names, in collaboration with designers, seamstresses, illustrators, chili pepper manufacturers, coffee shops, and other people.


  • Yoshinobu Masuda
    space craft / Illustrator

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  • Satoshi Kondo
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  • Toshikazu Masaki
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  • Rocket Jack
    RJ Graphics / Creator

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    I specialize in graphic design, the planning and management of events and exhibitions, and the production and international sales of original character soft vinyl toys.


  • Mio Kitaoka
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  • Shunsuke Satake
    HITOTOE CO.,LTD / Illustrator

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  • TAKEYOSHI MISONO
    NEJI inc. / CEO/Art Director

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  • Hajime Yoshimoto
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  • Tomohiro Kamei
    SOIL inc. / Director / Designer

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    I work at a design company SOIL, where I specialise in branding, graphic design and web design.


  • Mitsunori Taoda
    designtoge / graphic designer

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  • Hidemi Morimoto
    self- employed / Hair Make-up Artist

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    Hair making-up for the entertainer and the ordinal person.In charge of commercial film, video,photograph,wedding,and performing arts.


  • Atsushi Yamamoto
    Department of Design, School of Media and Design, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences / associate professor

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    Guided by the vision of "survive with everyone," I research and practice co-creative design that connects people and society by creating opportunities for dialogue and interaction across communities and generations through projects such as Chochin, an output-oriented urban walking activity.


  • Tomohiro Mizuno
    N ART / Curator / Creative Director

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    Founder of N ART and TURFLINE. As a curator and creative director, I plan exhibitions, pop-up events, and collaborations connecting artists, brands, and football culture. I also serve as the director of VINYL TAPE in Kyoto.


  • Shinya Sato
    YAP.inc / Architect,Director & COO/Part-time Lecturer, Kindai University & Setsunan University

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    Architect & YAP COO. Merging design, build & biz by running Yorn, a 103-yr-old space & rental gallery.


  • Ryota Kitaoka
    株式会社 奏 -KANADE- / CEO

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    Concert Promoter / Concert Production / Artist Management


  • Yoichi Jokan
    Creative Studio HADAKA / Art Director / CEO

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    We promise to create things which surprise the world, see and follow carefully the trend of society, have strong conviction, and keep trying for a brighter future.


  • NAOTO
    Soice Up Records / Violinist

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  • Yoshihide Nakatani
    LiLo in veve / Art Director

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  • Shintaro Amano
    Renoveru Inc. / Designer

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  • Yo HAYASHI
    Hankyu-Hanshin Department Inc. / Buyer

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    At "Umeda SOUQ", we showcase the lifestyles of "super-cool" creators,designers and artists who create "one and only" works through weekly POP-UP events. I am so excited to meet you all!


  • Yukihiro Tsujita
    Kyoto Seika University / Professor Animator creative director

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    Professor at Kyoto Seika University. Teaches aniting about time-based work such as animation and gaming. Focuses on the importance of communication art.


  • Hidemasa
    / Architect / Interior-Designer

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  • Yuka Egawa
    Word Design KOTO / Planner

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    I work across a wide range of creative fields, including product planning, campaign planning, advertising, and character branding, handling projects from concept development to design. Regardless of the medium, I strive to transform ideas into creative work that communicates clearly and resonates with people.


  • Rina KURIHARA
    BYTHREE / Director / Planner

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  • Seiki MORI
    Studio ARRT / Creative Director

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    Born in Osaka, Japan in 1968. He graduated from the (BA) Product Design at Tama Art University, Tokyo. and (BA) Interior Architecture at Brighton University, UK. He has been living in Hong Kong since 2000. Studio ARRT was established in 2007. He has been worked in interior design, art installation, event planning and management in Hong Kong, China and Japan. In recent years, he has established a community platform / United Voice which supports different discipline of designers, handcraft societies so on. It is engaged in activities to convey Japanese creative design and handcraft’s culture. From 2021, he became a Creative Director at Arte Avan Co., Ltd. in Osaka. He expanded his design activities in Japan, and works on connecting Asian creators.


  • DAISUKE NAGAMORI
    IKUNO METAL / UNICUM / Director / Producer

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  • Baron Ueda
    FR/LAME MONGER / Artist | Illustrator | Art Director | Creator of AI BEAR

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    Born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1974. Creates distinctive works that fuse traditional Japanese culture, pop culture, and technology. Creator of the original IP AI BEAR, with works exhibited and projects presented both in Japan and internationally.


  • Daisuke Matoba
    AQUENT / Senior Manager, West Japan Temp

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    At a Boston-founded creative/marketing agency, supporting talent careers and client recruitment.


  • JUNJI HIROKAWA
    DAREKANO DESIGN INC. / CEO / Art Director

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    Based in Kansai, DAREKANO DESIGN specializes in branding, advertising, film production and motion graphics.


  • Takafumi Kobuki
    Free Journalist / Free Jounalist

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    I am art jounalist. I live in Osaka, Japan. I write an article on magazine, newspaper,website, SNS.


  • Nakajima Mugi
    nakajima mugi works / Artist

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    I am currently working on abstract paintings, while incorporating events expanding from these.
Through these activities, my hope is to become a medium that is both free from everything and connects everything.


  • 小島和人ハモニズム
    FabCafe Osaka/Loftwork / Head of FabCafe Osaka / Producer

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    Osaka-based urban producer and artist. Head of FabCafe Osaka. Advocate of Sensibility Urbanism.


  • syogo kitatani
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  • Masatsugu Inoue
    Spicadesign.inc / CEO / Creative director

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    Creative director specializing in video, design, web, and events, enhancing the value of businesses and communities through creativity.


  • Art Book Osaka
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  • Mabuchi “Jambo” Naoto
    ZIZO Co.,Ltd. / Producer,digital director

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    A digital creative jack-of-all-trades. Feel free to consult me ​​on anything—not just web projects, but also experiential content and applications. I love building AI prototypes. I have a passion for interesting things, delicious food, music, movies, and art. I do only what I love and what I want to do.


  • Momoko Yanagizawa
    Puu / Art Director/Designer/Illustrator

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  • Kanako Ishikawa
    Osaka Design Center / Business Promotion Division Manager

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    I work at the Osaka Design Center, which connects companies, designers, government agencies, and educational institutions. In addition to matching companies with designers and other specialists, I consult with business owners and work alongside them to develop solutions tailored to their specific challenges.


  • masashi onoda
    Osaka Art & Design Executive Committee / secretary general

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    Event management, secretariat operations, event production and organisation, planning of advertising and promotional campaigns, and other duties at the Secretariat of the Osaka Art & Design Executive Committee.


  • Masaki Fukumori
    Three&Co. / CEO / Art Director

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  • Satoshi Masumoto
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