Japan Story is a multifaceted research project at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD). It conducts its work through academic activities as well as design research, while inviting people from a variety of fields to share their voices, viewpoints, and ideas as we think together about the future of the city. This website is a platform of these presentations and exchanges.

This research initiative is made possible by the generous support of Takenaka Corporation.

Japan Story Project Team

Mohsen Mostafavi
Kayoko Ota
Don O’Keefe

Research

Qin Ye Chen
Wentao Guo
Yang Lv
Ayami Akagawa
Vladimir Gintoff

Identity & Design

Folder Studio
(Takumi Akin, Wesley Chou, Jon Gacnik)

Text Editing

Ophelia John
Elizabeth Kugler

Video Editing

Yifei Wu
Cassie Gomes

Coordinator of Design Research

Don O’Keefe

Acknowledgments

Japan Story wishes to express our appreciation and sincere thanks to the following people who extended support to our research project by sharing their thoughts and knowledge:

  • Mustafa Abadan
  • Dan Abbé
  • Michael Emmerich
  • Sou Fujimoto
  • Yosuke Hirayama
  • Doug Hocking
  • Kenjiro Hosaka
  • Kumiko Inui
  • Arata Isozaki
  • Toyo Ito
  • Japanese Literature Publishing Project
  • Kozo Kadowaki
  • Momoyo Kaijima
  • Sawako Kaijima
  • Mitsuhiro Kanada
  • Hiroto Kobayashi
  • Masami Kobayashi
  • Seng Kuan
  • Kengo Kuma
  • Jouji Kurumado
  • Seiji Lippit
  • Yukio Lippit
  • Ko Makabe
  • Fumihiko Maki
  • Toshiko Mori
  • Yutaro Muraji
  • Yoshikazu Nango
  • Yusuke Obuchi
  • Ken Tadashi Oshima
  • Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
  • Moshe Safdie
  • Jordan Sand
  • Misa Shin
  • Yoshihiko Sone
  • Yosuke Sunahara
  • Wataru Tanaka
  • Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
  • Junko Yamazaki
  • Kayoko Yokota
  • Kaz Yoneda


For any comments or inquiries, please contact the project team at: team@japanstory.org