Echoes of the wind

in KOBE, live in KOBE Formed in 2025

Representative

Hiromi KOYAMA
Representative of TSU-GUMY. Born in Kobe. After graduating from the School of Human Science and Environment at the University of Hyogo, she worked for a developer, then started her own business. She promotes urban development that uses diverse approaches to social issues to identify common challenges among different entities such as government, businesses, and residents, then explore solutions.

Member

Takaaki UEDA
Representative of MEMENT. live in KOBE. After graduating from the Department of Design in the School of Fine Arts at the Tokyo University of the Arts, he worked at GK Sekkei and Nikken Sekkei NAD, then went freelance. With the belief that “our actions are mementos for our descendants,” he works on urban and public spaces as well as product design.

Kensaku KAWAUCHI
A member of TSU-GUMY and a data scientist. He specialized in computing at the University of Tokyo and the National University of Singapore and implements everything from hardware to software himself. He has developed sensors that measure atmospheric pressure and wind to conduct detailed analysis of spaces and cities.

Masao YAMASAKI
Representative of SHARE WOODS. He operates a platform that handles everything from cutting lumber and crafting to social activities. As a certified wood coordinator, he participates in wood utilization efforts in the city of Kobe and works on developing products using Mt. Rokko wood, distributing local wood, and creating systems for economic cycles.

Hironori SHIRIIKE
A member of Kobeshi Gyogyo Kyodo Kumiai (Kobe City Fisheries Cooperative). Representative of Shiriike Suisan. A fisherman who operates trawl fishing primarily for Japanese sand lance and whitebait. To help people learn about local Kobe fish and its fishers, he works with fellow fishers to sell whitebait rice bowls from a food truck, provide free fish at children’s cafeterias, and teach classes at elementary schools.

Kenichi ITOTANI
Director of Hyogo Gyogyo Kyodo Kumiai (Hyogo Fisheries Cooperative). He engages in trawl fishing primarily for Japanese sand lance and whitebait while conducting local sea restoration activities in Hyogo Canal with fishers, local residents, businesses, and government under the theme “it’s the ocean before it’s a port.”

Yuri TANAKA
After graduating from university, she gained experience as a project manager at an urban development company. She works on public-private partnership projects under the theme of “activating human health and communication to make people smile.”

Honomi TAKAHASHI
A member of TSU-GUMY and a second-year student at International Christian University. In high school, she served as a junior ambassador for the FSC international forest certification mark program and conveys the importance of forests to parents and children through picture books and workshops.

Satoshi KAWAHARA
A member of TSU-GUMY. Graduate of the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University. A communication strategist who constructs hypotheses from fragmented data and aligns the direction of businesses with stakeholder relationships.

Yuko TSURUOKA
NENOIRO (PR/editing). Based on her experience covering stories for local informational magazines for municipal governments and businesses, she captures the contexts of businesses, business leaders, artists, and other different fields from multiple angles and covers, edits, and disseminates their potential appeal.