is a Japanese

industrial design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advan ...

er, illustrator, and managing director of the industrial design company . He also works as a design consultant for

Kyushu Railway Company The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

(JR Kyushu).

Biography

Mitooka graduated from Okayama Technical High School in 1965. After graduating from high school, Mitooka worked at Studio Silvo Coppola in Italy before founding Don Design Associates in 1972. The company oversees design projects for buildings, interiors, railway vehicles, graphics, and products. In October 2011, Mitooka was awarded the 59th

Kikuchi Kan Prize The honors achievement in all aspects of Japanese literary culture. It was named in honor of Kikuchi Kan. The prize is presented annually by the literary magazine ''Bungei Shunjū'' and the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature. Histor ...

, presented annually by ''

Bungei Shunju Bungei may refer to: * ''Bungei'' (magazine), a Japanese literary magazine * The Bungei Prize, a literary prize of Japan, awarded by ''Bungei'' * Bungeishunjū, a Japanese publishing company known for its literary magazine of the same name * Wilfr ...

'' literary magazine and the Society for the Advancement of Japanese Culture.

Projects

JR Kyushu projects

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* Kagoshima-Chuo Station (formerly Nishi-Kagoshima Station) building *

Kumamoto Station is the main railway terminal of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. It is located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, and is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation ...

building *

787 series The is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992. Design The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo. Formations 7-car sets (BM1–11, B ...

''Tsubame'' electric multiple unit, 1993 Blue Ribbon Award winner *

883 series The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) tilting train type operated on '' Sonic'' limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since April 1995. Design The trains were built by Hitachi. Formations The fleet w ...

''Sonic'' electric multiple unit, 1996 Blue Ribbon Award winner * '' Yufuin no Mori II'' KiHa 72 diesel multiple unit train, 1999 *

885 series The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan. The type is part of Hitachi's ''A-train'' family of multiple units. Operations The 885 series is operate ...

''Kamome'' electric multiple unit, 2001 Blue Ribbon Award winner * '' Yufuin no Mori I'' KiHa 70 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2003 * '' Yufu DX'' KiHa 183 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004 * ''

Hayato no Kaze The was a limited express service in Japan which ran between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Yoshimatsu Station via the Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line, and Hisatsu Line. It was operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Its final ru ...

'' KiHa 47 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004 * ''

Trans-Kyushu Limited Express The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) which runs between Beppu and Kumamoto, via . Rolling stock * KiHa 185 series DMU: 1992 - present History The ''Trans-Kyushu Limited Express'' was int ...

'' KiHa 185 series diesel multiple unit train refurbishment, 2004 *

800 Series Shinkansen The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line. Built by Hitachi, the trains were introduced on the '' Tsubame'' services from March 2004. The 800 ...

, 2005

Laurel Prize The is an award presented annually in Japan since 1961 by the Japan Railfan Club. It is awarded for railway vehicles that entered service in the previous year and voted by the selection committee as having the most outstanding functional and des ...

winner * KiHa 125-400 series ''Umisachi Yamasachi'' train (in service from 10 October 2009) * ''

Ibusuki no Tamatebako The is a limited express service operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 2011. It operates between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Ibusuki Station via the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. Service pattern There are three return ...

'' diesel multiple unit train (in service from 2011) * KiHa 185 series ''

A-Train is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink in Japan. The first game in the series was published in 1985. The first release in the United States was ''Take the A-Train II'', published ...

'' (in service from 8 October 2011) * ''

Seven Stars in Kyushu The is a deluxe sleeping car excursion train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since October 2013. Design The overall design concept of the train was overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka. The name of the train is ...

'' luxury excursion train (in service from October 2013) * 305 series EMU commuter trains for the Chikuhi Line (in service from February 2015) * ''

Aru Ressha The is a replica of a J. G. Brill Company two-car deluxe coach operated as an excursion train by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since August 2015. Overview Details of the planned excursion train, provisionally called the "Sweets T ...

'' luxury excursion train (in service from August 2015) *

BEC819 series The , branded "DENCHA" (Dual Energy Charge Train), is a two-car battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on inter-running services over the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Main Line in Fukuoka ...

battery EMU trains for the

Fukuhoku Yutaka Line The is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It runs between Kurosaki Station and Hakata station (66.6 km). The sections called Fukuhoku Yutaka L ...

and

Chikuhō Main Line The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyushu with Haruda Station in Chikushino. Between Orio Station and Haruda Station, as well as from Keisen S ...

(in service from October 2016) * ''

Kawasemi Yamasemi is a two-car limited express train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan. Overview On November 9, 2016, JR Kyushu released a press release detailing its new themed limited express, ''Kawasemi Yamasemi'', scheduled to debut in spr ...

'' two-car diesel multiple unit tourist train conversion (in service from spring 2017) *

811 series __NOTOC__ Year 811 ( DCCCXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Bulgarian War: Emperor Nikephoros I organises a new ca ...

EMU refurbishment from 2017 File:Kyushu Railway - Series 787 - 01.JPG, A JR Kyushu 787 series EDMU in April 2011 File:883ao3sc.jpg, A JR Kyushu 883 series EMU in March 2010 File:JRKyushu DMU kiha72-4.jpg, ''Yufuin no Mori II'' DMU in August 2008 File:JR Kyushu 885 series SM9 20100822.jpg, 885 series EMU in August 2010 File:Yuhuinnomori.jpg, ''Yufuin no Mori I'' DMU in August 2006 File:Hayatonokaze 3B 09sum.jpg, ''Hayato no Kaze'' DMU File:Kiha 185 for Trans-Kyushu Limited Express at Hitoyoshi Station.jpg, ''Trans-Kyushu Limited Express'' KiHa 185 series DMU in September 2010 File:JR Kyushu Kiha 125 Umisachi Yamasachi-in-Aoshima-20100626.jpg, KiHa 125-400 series ''Umisachi Yamasachi'' train in June 2010 File:JRK 47DC Ibusuki no Tamatebako.JPG, The KiHa 47 ''Ibusuki no Tamatebako'' train in August 2012 File:JR Kyushu A-TRAIN 03.png, KiHa 185 series ''A-Train'', October 2011 File:Seven Stars in Kyushu at Aso Station 20131103.jpg, ''Seven Stars in Kyushu'' in November 2013 File:JR Kyushu 305 series W1.jpg, A JR Kyushu 305 series EMU in January 2016 File:JRKyushu DMU ARU RESSHA.jpg, The JR Kyushu KiHa 40 ''Aru Ressha'' trainset in October 2015 File:JR Kyushu Dual ENergy CHArge train (DENCHA) Kuha818-1 + Kumoha 819-1.jpg, The JR Kyushu BEC819 series battery EMU train in June 2016

Fujikyu projects

Fujikyu , commonly abbreviated as Fujikyu, is a passenger transportation company headquartered in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. The company operates the Fujikyuko Line railway and regional and long-distance bus routes. The company also operates the Te ...

1200 series ''Fuji Tozan Densha'' train refurbishment, 2009 * Fujikyuko Line

Shimoyoshida Station is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by private railway operator Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu). Lines Shimoyoshida Station is served by the privately operated Fujikyuko Line from to , and l ...

renovation, 2009 * Fujikyuko Line

Fujisan Station is a railway station on the Fujikyuko Line in the city of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Fuji Kyuko (Fujikyu). The station is located at an altitude of . This is one of the gateway stations to Mount Fuji ...

renovation, 2011 * Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit (in service from February 2012) * Fujikyu 8500 series ''Fujisan View Express'' train refurbishment, entering service in April 2016 File:Fujikyu 1305 Fujitozan.jpg, Fujikyu 1200 series ''Fuji Tozan Densha'' EMU in October 2010 File:Shimoyoshida Sta 2009.jpg, Renovated Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line in August 2009 File:Fujikyu 6000 Fujisan Station 20120229 (trimmed).JPG, A Fujikyu 6000 series electric multiple unit File:FUJISAN VIEW EXPRESS 1.jpg, The Fujikyu 8500 series electric multiple unit train in June 2016

Other railway projects

* Wakayama Electric Railway

Kishigawa Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the sole line of the Wakayama Electric Railway Co., Ltd. The 14.3 km route extends from Wakayama Station in the city of Wakayama to Kishi Station in neighboring Kinokawa. Including the ...

train refurbishment (from March 2006) *

Okayama Electric Tramway The is a transportation company in Okayama City, Japan. The private company operates tram lines and bus lines. The company was founded in 1910, while their first tram line was opened in 1912. This is one of the few Japanese railway operators t ...

''Momo'' tramcar *

Hisatsu Orange Railway is a third-sector railway company which operates Hisatsu Orange Railway Line in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures. The line follows the former part of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line that connected Yatsushiro and Sendai in Kumamoto and Kago ...

''Orange Restaurant Express'' tourist train (in service from March 2013) *

Kitakinki Tango Railway was a rail transport, railway operator in Japan. The company's name, which consists of "Kitakinki" meaning northern Kansai region, Kinki region and "Tango" meaning Tango Province, is occasionally abbreviated as KTR. KTR was a so-called "third se ...

: Refurbishment of two KTR700 diesel cars (''Akamatsu'' and ''Aomatsu'') re-entering service from March 2013, at a cost of approximately 40 million yen * Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line: Five diesel cars to be delivered in fiscal 2013 and 2014 *

JR Shikoku The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has it ...

train refurbishment, returning to service from 5 October 2013 *

: Refurbishment of KTR800 diesel car KTR803, re-entering service from 1 November 2013 *

Shinano Railway The is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 1996 to operate passenger railway services on the section of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line within Nagano Prefecture when it is separated from the JR East network in Octobe ...

115 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type developed by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and now operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), and the Shinano Railway. Operations JR East JR East operated their last 115 series tr ...

''Rokumon'' tourist train conversion *

Kyoto Tango Railway The , or , is a railway system in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan operated by Willer Trains Inc. headquartered in Miyazu, Kyoto. Company The operating company Willer Trains Inc. is a subsidiary of Willer Alliance Inc. Willer Train ...

: Rebuilding two two-car KTR8000 ''Tango Discovery'' DMU sets to be renamed ''Tango no Umi'' during fiscal 2015 *

Nagaragawa Railway The is a railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator . The line connects Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo with Hokunō Station in Gujō. It is the only railway line operated by the Nagaragawa Railway. The li ...

: Rebuilding two Nagara 300 series diesel cars to become the ''Nagara'' sightseeing train, entering service in spring 2016 * Izukyu Corporation: Rebuilding of ''Alpha Resort 21'' train to become ''The Royal Express'' sightseeing train, entering service in summer 2017 *

Coto Coto Train The Coto Coto Train is a touristic train service in the Fukuoka Prefecture region of Kyushu, southern Japan. The service started in 2019. The train is run by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Company. It was designed by Eiji Mitooka and is based on th ...

: touristic train service run by the

Heisei Chikuhō Railway The is a third-sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The railway's nickname is ''Heichiku.'' Principal investors Fukuoka Prefecture holds 27.5% of the stock in the railway. The cities of Tagawa, Nōgata, and Yu ...

Company in the

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, opened in 2019. File:Wakayama Electric Railway Ichigo EC.jpeg, "Ichigo Electric Car" on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, 2006 File:Okayama Electric Tramway 9200.jpg, Okayama Tramway 9200 series "Momo" tramcar File:HSOR-116A Orange Restaurant Express 20200314.jpg, The Hisatsu Orange Railway ''Orange Restaurant Express'' tourist train in July 2013 File:Kitakinki Tango Railway 708 AO-MATSU 20130414.jpg, Kitakinki Tango Railway diesel car 708, ''Aomatsu'', April 2013 File:KUMAGAWA-KT501.jpg, Kumagawa Railroad diesel cars KT501 to KT503 in December 2014 File:JR shikoku Shimantoroko kotora152462 takamatsu.jpg, JR Shikoku ''Shiman Torocco'', October 2013 File:Shinano Railway 115 rokumon ueda 20150222.jpg, Shinano Railway ''Rokumon'' 115 series EMU in February 2015 File:KTR 8000 series in Tango-no-umi design (at Amanohashidate station).jpg, Kyoto Tango Railway KTR8000 ''Tango no Umi'' DMU in October 2016 File:Heisei Chikuho 401-402 COTO COTO Train 20201009.jpg,

of the

Company, 2019

Exhibitions

* Axis Gallery, Tokyo, 8–23 October 2011 *

Art Tower Mito is an arts complex in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. It opened in 1990 as part of the centennial celebrations of the municipality of Mito. There is a concert hall that seats 680, a theater for up to 636, a contemporary art gallery, and a landmark tower. ...

Contemporary Gallery, 7 July - 30 September 2012

Bibliography

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References

External links

"Traveling at Speed in High Style" Government of Japan Public Relations interview with Eiji Mitooka, August 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitooka, Eiji Japanese industrial designers 1947 births Living people