HIDEKAZU TANAKA

Art Director / Designer

Born in Gifu in 1986, raised in Tokyo. During high school, after school daily routine was to visit antique stores. Met an unknown culture, called graffiti and gradually became interested in graphic design. After graduating from university, worked at a personal design firm and joined KOORI in 2014. Current hobby is surfing. He also likes to cook. His speciality is grilling.

NANAE MAIGUMA

Art Director / Designer

After graduating from a commercial high school, worked for a local kindergarten in Nagasaki as a clerk for five years. Then she realized that she could not give up on her passion in creation, she moved to Tokyo and went to Kuwasawa Design College. After graduation, she first joined an editorial company, then KOORI in 2019. Her art project, “Vase to Pray Project” has been highly evaluated, selected into international awards.

MOYU NAGASHIMA

Art Director / Designer

Born in Sasebo City, Nagasaki. Studied German literature and language at Univ. After graduation became an English teacher for junior and senior high school. Four years later, left teaching for design. Came to Tokyo to study at Kuwasawa Design College, then joined KOORI. She realized the importance of ideas at the project of "Tinder x Love Is Blind", where she experienced direction for the first time, and is training to become the best idea person at KOORI. She is now interested in performing in music.

Emiko Kashimoto

Designer

Born in Tanabe City, Wakayama.After graduating from junior college, she moved to Tokyo to become a designer. Took a leave of absence in 2019 due to pregnancy and childbirth, and will return in 2020 to take on KOORI's work. She likes traveling, mountain climbing, diving, snowboarding, and other outdoor activities. She also likes to drink casually.

Miho Morishita

Account Manager

I have loved drawing pictures since I was a child and learned ink painting. This led to a cultural exchange trip to Spain when I was in high school, and I was astonished that I could not explain anything about Japan. Thanks to that, I now love history, ancient customs, shrines, etc.! KOORI is a company that delivers creativity globally, and I thought that bringing Japan to the world would be a perfect fit for me. Also, my mother is the owner of a small izakaya. Influenced by my mother, I love sake, food, and hospitality. I am very excited to bring my sense of Japan and hospitality to the world!

Akane Midorikawa

Designer

Born in 2000. Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School. Likes dancing, idols, K-POP, cute, retro, tropical, doggies, meat, games, manga, anime, movies, painting, music, photography, TV, and sleeping. The things I learned when I was little were English conversation, gymnastics, swimming, drawing crafts, dancing, and baton. My club activity in junior high school was basketball. The only thing I did not learn in these activities was English conversation. My future goal is to learn English and Korean. The breadth of my interests is my strength. I hope to bring smiles and interesting things to the world!

Katsuhisa Oyama

Business Development Manager