Design activist, publisher of d design travel. Born in 1965 in Mororan City, Hokkaido, and raised in Agui Town, Aichi Prefecture. He participated in the establishment of the Hara Design Institute, Japan Design Center, and founded Drawing & Manual in 1997 and D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT in 2000. He later founded 60VISION and proposed branding styles beyond reprinting, such as Garimoku 60. Long-life design is the theme of his activities, which range from publishing to product development. He has also appeared in numerous television programs such as JOUNETSU-TAIRIKU, Nikkei Special THE CAMBRIAN PALACE, and Dawn of Gaia. In 2013, he received the Mainichi Design Award. In 2020, he opened “d news aichi agui” in his hometown of Agui through crowdfunding and opened his own store. His books include Nagaoka Kenmei’s Thoughts, Nagaoka Kenmei and Nippon, Nagaoka Kenmei’s method, Learning from the D&DEPARTMENT and How to Make a Store that Gathers People.