紀陽銀行 presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2026

REVIEWERS

DESIGN

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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  • 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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Yoshinobu Masuda
    space craft / Illustrator

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  • Satoshi Kondo
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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.

  • 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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Yoshihide Nakatani
    LiLo in veve / Art Director

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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!

  • 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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Kana Nakazawa
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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.

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

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  • Kenichi Tabuchi
    SHOEI PRINTING Co., Ltd. / Art Director

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    I work in planning and development at a printing company specializing in security printing for cards and securities, creating innovative printed products by applying a wide range of technologies.

  • Haruka Nakagawa
    GIVE&GIFT co.ltd / CEO

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    Social business producer tackling social issues through AI. Serving concurrently as NPO director, company CEO, and university associate professor, he drives employment support for people with disabilities and community development. Delivers 40+ talks and facilitation sessions annually.

  • ateliesta
    ateliesta / CEO

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    Currently, I am active primarily in Nara Prefecture and Higashiosaka City, working on community development and promoting art—including serving as an instructor at Kio University’s Koryo Children’s Garden—with a focus on urban revitalization and fostering children's aesthetic and intellectual growth.

  • Toshiyuki Maeda
    taido.design / Art Director / Graphic Designer

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    Based in Toyonaka, Osaka. Branding and art direction for local communities, welfare, culture and publishing. Translating the background of each business into words, photographs and design that reach people.

  • YOSHIMI YOSHIMOTO
    design studio paperweight .inc / President and Representative Director

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    A Kyoto-based graphic designer, art director, and abstract painter. After training under renowned illustrator Osamu Harada, he built a prominent career creating designs and illustrations for major publishers like Magazine House and Shinchosha. Currently, he serves as the Representative Director of design studio paperweight Inc.

  • Mariko Tsukiyama
    ASAHISEIHAN Co., Ltd. / Printing Director / President

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    Based on art printing, I collaborate with factories and artists to direct the planning and design of high-quality printed works. Valuing sensibility and integrity, I work with the motto: “Joyful and beautiful.”

  • Yasuhisa Kuwada
    YASUHISA KUWADA DESIGN OFC. / Art Director／Designer

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    Born in Hiroshima in 1977. A graduate at Osaka Designer College, AD/D including CI and Gr-design. Member of HADC and CCH.

  • Motoyuki Yamamoto
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  • Miho Utsumi
    OsakaDesign Center / Vice President

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    I am working to promote and implement design-led management. I have launched the ‘Design Management Partner Certification Scheme’ to train support mentors, and am working to introduce this approach to small and medium-sized enterprises and to establish it within the local community.

  • TAKESHI HOSHIKA
    Deluxe inc. / Art Director

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  • TSUTOMU KANAYA
    Cement Produce Design Co., Ltd. (Japan) / President and Creative Director

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    A producer connecting small factories, craftsmanship, business, and product development. Collaborates with over 1,000 factories and artisans across Japan, building brands that transform subcontractors into recognized businesses. Develops COTOMONOMICH I, a retail platform that goes beyond making products to selling them. Author of Small Businesses: How to Survive (Nikkei BP).

  • Satoshi Endo
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  • YUKI ORIO
    ond inc. / Creative Director｜Copywriter

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    Specializes in branding, design, and copywriting for businesses and products. Also works as the brand producer of YOGŪ, a Japanese Chiran tea brand, and as Creative Director of Patch-Work-Life.

  • Youngja PARK
    Office PARK Inc. / Deputy director

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    After earning her master’s degree in US, she worked at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] before becoming independent. In 2021, she co-founded Office PARK Inc. with her husband, working across a wide range of art and sports projects, from planning and production to management.

  • Shingo Ando
    Kyoto Art and Crafts University / Professor Emeritus

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    Specializing in spatial and information design, he leverages his university teaching experience to create regional value. He also serves as a judge for international design awards such as the ASIA DESIGN PRIZE.

  • KAZUMASA MURAYAMA
    KYOTO MURAMASA / Kyoto Muramasa LLC,CEO/Producer, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University/Visiting Researcher, OIC /Research Organization Coach, Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japan Tourism Agency

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    京都を拠点に、寺社仏閣や文化財、伝統工芸を活用した文化事業をプロデュース。 ラグジュアリーブランドとの協業や空間演出、文化観光、地域開発を通じ 日本の歴史と美意識を新たな価値と事業へつなげる。

  • Takeshi NAGATA
    TOCHKA / Filmmaker / Media Artist

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    Filmmaker and media artist; co-creator of TOCHKA's PiKA PiKA light-painting animation.

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