REVIEWERS

ART & GALLERY

  • 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.


  • 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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  • 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


  • 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


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • Kenji Nagai
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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.


  • 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.


  • 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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  • Hidemasa
    / Architect / Interior-Designer

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  • 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.


  • 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.


  • 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.