Eiji Mitooka

Eiji Mitooka
Eiji Mitooka at the tape-cutting ceremony for Fujisan Station in 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]

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

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 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]
• BEC819 series battery EMU trains for the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line (in service from October 2016)^[9]
• Kawasemi/Yamasemi two-car diesel multiple unit tourist train conversion, entering service in spring 2017^[10]

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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

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  The JR Kyushu BEC819 series battery EMU train in June 2016

Fujikyu projects

• Fujikyu 1200 series Fuji Tozan Densha train refurbishment, 2009^[11]
• Fujikyuko Line Shimoyoshida Station renovation, 2009^[12]
• Fujikyuko Line Fujisan Station renovation, 2011^[13]
• Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit (in service from February 2012)^[14]
• Fujikyu 8500 series Fujisan View Express train refurbishment, entering service in April 2016^[15]

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  Fujikyu 1200 series Fuji Tozan Densha EMU in October 2010

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  Renovated Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line in August 2009

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  A Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit

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  The Fujikyu 8500 series electric multiple unit train in June 2016

Other railway projects

• Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line train refurbishment (from March 2006)^[16]
• Okayama Electric Tramway Momo tramcar^[1]
• Hisatsu Orange Railway Orange Restaurant Express tourist train (in service from March 2013)^[17]
• 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^[18]
• Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line: Five diesel cars to be delivered in fiscal 2013 and 2014^[19]
• JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco (しまんトロッコ) train refurbishment, returning to service from 5 October 2013^[20]
• Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of KTR800 diesel car KTR803, re-entering service from 1 November 2013^[21]
• Shinano Railway: 115 series Rokumon tourist train conversion^[22]
• Kyoto Tango Railway: Rebuilding two two-car KTR8000 Tango Discovery DMU sets to be renamed Tango no Umi during fiscal 2015^[23]
• Nagaragawa Railway: Rebuilding two Nagara 300 series diesel cars to become the Nagara sightseeing train, entering service in spring 2016^[24]
• Izukyu Corporation: Rebuilding of Alpha Resort 21 train to become The Royal Express sightseeing train, entering service in summer 2017^[25]

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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

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  Kyoto Tango Railway KTR8000 Tango no Umi DMU in Octobnber 2016

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^[26]
• 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^[27]

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. "Guest Profile: Eiji Mitooka" (in Japanese). Japan: J-Wave. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
2. 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. 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. JR特急列車年鑑2013 [Limited Express Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 December 2012. pp. 118–123. ISBN 978-4-86320-654-0.
5. "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. Vol. 40 no. 324. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. April 2011. pp. 80–81.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "Luxury 'dream train' designed over 100 years ago goes into service in Kyushu". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
9. 地球にやさしい“蓄電池電車”「ＤＥＮＣＨＡ」運行開始　ＪＲ筑豊線 [Environmentally friendly "Dencha" battery train enters service on JR Chikuho Line]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
10. 肥薩線にD＆S列車「かわせみ やませみ」を導入 ["Kawasemi/Yamasemi" D&S train to be introduced on Hisatsu Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
11. 富士急行「富士登山電車」を運行 [Fujikyuko to introduce "Fuji Tozan Train"]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 49 no. 581. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. September 2009. p. 74.
12. 各駅のご案内 [Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: Fujikyuko. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
13. 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.
14. "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. Vol. 41 no. 336. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. April 2012. p. 81.
15. 富士急行8500系 [Fuji Kyuko 8500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56 no. 662. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2016. p. 104-105.
16. 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): 78–83.
17. "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. Vol. 41 no. 342. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2012. p. 71.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. "JR四国「しまんトロッコ」" [JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 53 no. 630. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. October 2013. p. 57.
21. 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). Vol. 54 no. 633. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 2014. p. 69.
22. 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.
23. 京都丹後鉄道、新しい特急列車を運行へ…「ディスカバリー」を改造 [Kyoto Tango Railway to introduce new limited express trains rebuilt from "Discovery" trains]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID, Inc. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
24. 長良川鉄道，観光列車「ながら」を導入 [Nagaragawa Railway to introduced "Nagara" sightseeing train]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
25. 伊豆の新たな観光列車は「THE ROYAL EXPRESS ザ ロイヤル エクスプレス」 デザインも発表 [Design unveiled for new Izu sightseeing train "The Royal Express"]. tetsudo-shimbun.com (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
26. "Axis Gallery" (in Japanese). Japan: Axis Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
27. "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.

External links

• "Traveling at Speed in High Style" Government of Japan Public Relations interview with Eiji Mitooka, August 2011