Eiji Mitooka
| Eiji Mitooka | |
|---|---|
 Eiji Mitooka at the tape-cutting ceremony for Fujisan Station, July 2011 | |
| 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]
Education
Mitooka graduated from Okayama Technical High School in 1965.[1]
Career
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
Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series, 2004
- 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 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]
- Sweets Train (provisional name) 2-car excursion train (in service from 2015)[7]
- 305 series EMU commuter trains for the Chikuhi Line (in service from February 2015)[8]
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Yufuin no Mori II DMU, August 2008
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885 series EMU, August 2010
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Yufuin no Mori I DMU, August 2006
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Hayato no Kaze DMU
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Trans-Kyushu Limited Express KiHa 185 series DMU, September 2010
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KiHa 125-400 series Umisachi Yamasachi train, June 2010
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Interior of the Ibusuki no Tamatebako train
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KiHa 185 series A-Train, October 2011
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Seven Stars in Kyushu, November 2013
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A JR Kyushu 305 series EMU, February 2015
Other railway projects
- Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line train refurbishment (from March 2006)[9]
- Okayama Electric Tramway Momo tramcar[1]
- 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]
- Hisatsu Orange Railway Orange Restaurant Express tourist train (in service from March 2013)[14]
- 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[15]
- Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line: Five diesel cars to be delivered in fiscal 2013 and 2014[16]
- JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco (しまんトロッコ) train refurbishment, returning to service from 5 October 2013[17]
- Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of KTR800 diesel car KTR803, re-entering service from 1 November 2013[18]
- Shinano Railway: 115 series Rokumon tourist train conversion[19]
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Renovated Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line, August 2009
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"Ichigo Electric Car" on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, 2006
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Fujikyu 1200 series Fuji Tozan Densha EMU, October 2010
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Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit
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Kitakinki Tango Railway diesel car 708, Aomatsu, April 2013
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JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco, October 2013
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[20]
- 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[21]
Bibliography
- Mitooka, Eiji (1985). Airbrushing in rendering. Van Nostrand Reinhold. p. 133. ISBN 978-0442260828.
- Mitooka, Eiji (21 December 2004). ぼくは「つばめ」のデザイナー―九州新幹線800系誕生物語 [Tsubame 800 Kyushu Shinkansen Design Story]. Kodansha. p. 155. ISBN 978-4062125321.
- Mitooka, Eiji (6 June 2007). 旅するデザイン 鉄道でめぐる九州 水戸岡鋭治のデザイン画集 [Around The Kyushu]. Shogakukan. p. 145. ISBN 978-4096820124.
- Mitooka, Eiji (1 August 2009). 水戸岡鋭治の「正しい」鉄道デザイン―私はなぜ九州新幹線に金箔を貼ったのか? [Eiji Mitooka's "Correct" Railway Design - Why I Applied Gold Leaf to the Kyushu Shinkansen]. Kotsu Shimbunsha. p. 198. ISBN 978-4330087092.
- Mitooka, Eiji (11 December 2009). 電車のデザイン [Railway Vehicle Design]. Chuokoron Shinsha. p. 205. ISBN 978-4121503367.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 "Guest Profile: Eiji Mitooka" (in Japanese). Japan: J-Wave. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ 菊池寛賞、なでしこ・沢主将らに [Kikuchi Kan Prize to Nadeshiko Sawa and others]. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 水戸岡氏のプロフィール及びこれまでの主な仕事 [Eiji Mitooka profile and list of major projects] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JR特急列車年鑑2013 [Limited Express Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 December 2012. p. 118-123. ISBN 978-4-86320-654-0.
- ↑ "JR九州 キハ４７形改造車 "指宿のたまて箱"" [JR Kyushu converted KiHa 47 Ibusuki no Tamatebako]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 40 (324): p.80–81. April 2011.
- ↑ ＪＲ九州:豪華列車「ななつ星」 来年１０月から運行 [JR Kyushu deluxe train Seven Stars in service from October 2013]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ ＪＲ九州:「スイーツ列車」久大線と大村線に [JR Kyushu to introduce "Sweets Train" on Kyudai Line and Omura Line]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "JR九州 筑肥線に305系通勤型直流電車投入" [JR Kyushu to introduce 305 series DC commuter trains on Chikuhi Line]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Tsuru, Michitaka (June 2006). "いちご電車をよろしく" [Please welcome the Strawberry Train]. Railway Journal (Japan: Tetsudō Journal) (476): p.78–83.
- ↑ 富士急行「富士登山電車」を運行 [Fujikyuko to introduce "Fuji Tozan Train"]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 49 (581): p.74. September 2009.
- ↑ 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ 水戸岡鋭治氏、次は富士吉田の市街地をリニューアル!? - 富士山駅誕生式典 [Fujisan Station Opening Ceremony - Eiji Mitooka: Next plan is to renovate the town of Fujiyoshida?]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ "富士急行６０００系（元ＪＲ２０５系）が２月２９日にデビュー" [Fujikyu 6000 series (former JR 205 series) debuts on 29 February]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 41 (336): p.81. April 2012.
- ↑ "肥薩オレンジ鉄道 観光列車 "おれんじ食堂"" [Hisatsu Orange Railway: "Orange Restaurant" Sightseeing Train]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 41 (342): p.71. October 2012.
- ↑ ＫＴＲ車両の改造デザイン等の決定について [Details of KTR train rebuilding]. News Release (in Japanese). Japanese: Kitakinki Tango Railway Company. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ 水戸岡さんデザイン最後の車両に？ くま川鉄道 [Kumagawa Railroad - Last trains to be designed by Eiji Mitooka?]. Kumanichi.com (in Japanese). Japan: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ "JR四国「しまんトロッコ」" [JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 53 (630): p.57. October 2013.
- ↑ 北近畿タンゴ鉄道「コミューター車両」 [Kitakinki Tango Railway "commuter train"]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 54 (633): p.69. January 2014.
- ↑ しなの鉄道 観光列車「ろくもん」のデザインを発表 [Shinano Railway unveils design for "Rokumon" tourist train]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ "Axis Gallery" (in Japanese). Japan: Axis Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "Eiji Mitooka Railway Design Exhibition: From Ekiben to Shinkansen". The Japan Times (Japan: The Japan Times Ltd.). 5 July 2012. p. 14. ISSN 0289-1956.