Our people

After earning a BFA in Product Design from Tama Art University, I prototyped stationery as a freelance designer, then joined a strategic design firm to visualize ideas and build prototypes for large-scale innovation and urban projects. Since 2020 I have been a Project Researcher at the University of Tokyo’s DLX Design Lab, bridging advanced research and society. My work includes a thermoregulating suit, a home EV charger, and an ocean-microplastic awareness toolkit that received a 2022 Good Design Award (team). I see design as framing and expanding questions, then giving emerging possibilities tangible form and meaning. Untapped value often lies in fields where design is still rare.

I'm currently involved in the design and integration of the Intermediate Water Cherenkov Detector (IWCD) for the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment. My work focuses on creating quick, low-cost physical prototypes to test ideas and resolve uncertainties in the early stages of development. For example, when researchers are unsure about the mechanical feasibility or usability of a certain design, I build and test physical models to validate those concepts and improve it before they go to full-scale production. Also, I plan to support smoother communication between researchers and contractors by visualizing design concepts through diagrams, physical models, and simple simulations. This helps avoid misunderstandings and enables faster, better-informed decisions throughout the construction process. In the future, I’m also interested in improving human-machine interfaces (HMI) and exploring more intuitive ways to show detector data.