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“Save the Shimokitazawa”, Tokyo
Kazuho Kimura, Kenzo Kaneko
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Kazuho Kimura |
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Since Summer 2004, Kazuho has taken part in the resident protest movement against the new highway plan in Shimokitazawa. He is one of the leader of the group "Save the Shimokitazawa". In January 2005, he founded the local magazine called "Misatikoh" in Shimokitazawa because he strongly believes that media has power to change actuality, not only to convey information. Currently he is a master student at the University of Tokyo. His research theme is the formation and the fluctuation of the identity of the city. His case study is of course Shimokitazawa. |
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Kenzo Kaneko |
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Kenzo Kaneko was born in Shimokitazawa in 1964, and grew up in since then. After graduating from Waseda University Department of Architecture, he worked for "Hayashi / Yamada / Nakahara Architectural design" for nine years, and learned a great deal about housing design. He then became independent, and is presently a partner in PFA first class architect and builder office. Kenzo is an active member of "Save the Shimokitazawa". |
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Shunichi Ishizaki (JAMUO) |
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Coming from the country side, Ibaraki prefecture, to Tokyo, Shunichi was fascinated by Shimokitazawa, and decided to live in there.
He is a member of the grasroots movement "Save the Shimokitazawa" because he thinks that the government plan will destroy the bottom up type "Culture of Shimokitazawa". He organizes many cultural events aiming at sending "Shimokitazawa Magic" to the scene.
He crossed the Australian continent by bicycle in 2006, and plans on going around the world by bicycle.
He wants to bring the culture of the world to Japan, and Japanese magic to the world through the movie and music. Now, he is preparing for the journey.
Currently he is a student at the University of Senshu majoring in design. He graduated from Digital Hollywood college department of VFX . |
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Saotshi Sugie |
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Satoshi is thinking that Shimokitazawa is the city where very warm and the atmosphere is close to human natural life. And he is feeling that there is "happines of life" for him in Shimokitazawa.
He graduated the department of economics of Ritumeikan University and studied design management. Currentry he study at the faculty of creative of Tokyo Communication Art School and working for product design. |
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Irene Avetyan |
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Irene is an urban planning graduate student at Columbia University. As an undergraduate, she studied extensively about Japanese industrial organizatioal planning. She finds the combination of two of her passions; urban planning/design and film media at this workshop, to be a fascinating approach for "rediscovering" Shimokitazawa. Irene would like to believes that the film media lens will help to evoke a sense of cultural awakening amongst Tokyo planners and organize the community in preserving Shimokitazawa in its current form. |
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Hiroshi Yamamoto |
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Kawasaki City |
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Yasuhisa Ishikawa /Jas(FRUTH/Komamorphose/Flying High) |
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Tokyo |
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Ayako Morimoto |
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Born in Japan , 28/6/1983.
Now,studying architecture at Meiji University.
With this workshop, I'd like to make many friends in
other countries. |
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Sadaji Kitaya |
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Tokyo |
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Yoko Nagamine |
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Okinawa Pref. |
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