Eiji Mitooka
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| File:Eiji Mitooka Mt.Fuji station Opening Ceremony 20110701.jpg
Eiji Mitooka at the tape-cutting ceremony for Fujisan Station, July 2011
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| Native name | 水戸岡 鋭治 |
| Born | 5 July 1947 Okayama Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Managing director of Don Design Associates |
| Known for | Industrial design |
Eiji Mitooka (水戸岡 鋭治 Mitooka Eiji?, born 5 July 1947 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese industrial designer, illustrator, and managing director of the industrial design company Don Design Associates (ドーンデザイン研究所?). He also works as a design consultant for Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]
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Biography
Mitooka graduated from Okayama Technical High School in 1965.[1]
After graduating from high school, Mitooka worked at Studio Silvo Coppola in Italy before founding Don Design Associates in 1972.[1] The company oversees design projects for buildings, interiors, railway vehicles, graphics, and products.[1]
In October 2011, Mitooka was awarded the 59th Kikuchi Kan Prize, presented annually by Bungei Shunju literary magazine and the Society for the Advancement of Japanese Culture.[2]
Projects
JR Kyushu projects
- Kagoshima-Chuo Station (formerly Nishi-Kagoshima Station) building[1]
- Kumamoto Station building[1]
- 787 series Tsubame electric multiple unit, 1993 Blue Ribbon Award winner[1]
- 883 series Sonic electric multiple unit, 1996 Blue Ribbon Award winner[1]
- Yufuin no Mori II KiHa 72 diesel multiple unit train, 1999[3]
- 885 series Kamome electric multiple unit, 2001 Blue Ribbon Award winner[1]
- Yufuin no Mori I KiHa 70 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2003[3]
- Yufu DX KiHa 183 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004[3]
- Hayato no Kaze KiHa 47 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004[3]
- Trans-Kyushu Limited Express KiHa 185 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004[3]
- 800 Series Shinkansen, 2005 Laurel Prize winner[1]
- KiHa 125-400 series Umisachi Yamasachi train (in service from 10 October 2009)[4]
- Ibusuki no Tamatebako diesel multiple unit train (in service from 2011)[5]
- KiHa 185 series A-Train (in service from 8 October 2011)[4]
- Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train (in service from October 2013)[6]
- 305 series EMU commuter trains for the Chikuhi Line (in service from February 2015)[7]
- Aru Ressha luxury excursion train (in service from August 2015)[8]
- Kawasemi/Yamasemi two-car diesel multiple unit tourist train conversion, entering service in spring 2017[9]
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A JR Kyushu 787 series EDMU in April 2011
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A JR Kyushu 883 series EMU in March 2010
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Yufuin no Mori II DMU in August 2008
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885 series EMU in August 2010
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Yufuin no Mori I DMU in August 2006
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Hayato no Kaze DMU
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Trans-Kyushu Limited Express KiHa 185 series DMU in September 2010
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KiHa 125-400 series Umisachi Yamasachi train in June 2010
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The KiHa 47 Ibusuki no Tamatebako train in August 2012
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KiHa 185 series A-Train, October 2011
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Seven Stars in Kyushu in November 2013
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A JR Kyushu 305 series EMU in January 2016
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The JR Kyushu KiHa 40 Aru Ressha trainset in October 2015
Fujikyu projects
- Fujikyu 1200 series Fuji Tozan Densha train refurbishment, 2009[10]
- Fujikyuko Line Shimoyoshida Station renovation, 2009[11]
- Fujikyuko Line Fujisan Station renovation, 2011[12]
- Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit (in service from February 2012)[13]
- Fujikyu 8500 series Fujisan View Express train refurbishment, entering service in April 2016[14]
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Fujikyu 1200 series Fuji Tozan Densha EMU, October 2010
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Renovated Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line, August 2009
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Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit
Other railway projects
- Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line train refurbishment (from March 2006)[15]
- Okayama Electric Tramway Momo tramcar[1]
- Hisatsu Orange Railway Orange Restaurant Express tourist train (in service from March 2013)[16]
- Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of two KTR700 diesel cars (Akamatsu and Aomatsu) re-entering service from March 2013, at a cost of approximately 40 million yen[17]
- Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line: Five diesel cars to be delivered in fiscal 2013 and 2014[18]
- JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco (しまんトロッコ?) train refurbishment, returning to service from 5 October 2013[19]
- Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of KTR800 diesel car KTR803, re-entering service from 1 November 2013[20]
- Shinano Railway: 115 series Rokumon tourist train conversion[21]
- Kyoto Tango Railway: Rebuilding two two-car KTR8000 Tango Discovery DMU sets to be renamed Tango no Umi during fiscal 2015[22]
- Nagaragawa Railway: Rebuilding two Nagara 300 series diesel cars to become the Nagara sightseeing train, entering service in spring 2016[23]
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"Ichigo Electric Car" on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, 2006
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Okayama Tramway 9200 series "Momo" tramcar
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The Hisatsu Orange Railway Orange Restaurant Express tourist train in July 2013
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Kitakinki Tango Railway diesel car 708, Aomatsu, April 2013
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Kumagawa Railroad diesel cars KT501 to KT503 in December 2014
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JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco, October 2013
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Shinano Railway Rokumon 115 series EMU in February 2015
Exhibitions
- Eiji Mitooka Great Railway Era Exhibition: From Ekiben to Shinkansen (水戸岡鋭治の大鉄道時代展 駅弁から新幹線まで?) Axis Gallery, Tokyo, 8–23 October 2011[24]
- Eiji Mitooka Railway Design Exhibition: From Ekiben to Shinkansen (水戸岡鋭治の鉄道デザイン展 駅弁から新幹線まで?) Art Tower Mito Contemporary Gallery, 7 July - 30 September 2012[25]
Bibliography
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