Layout Director Akari Miyamoto

As a student, Miyamoto was interested in the relationship between people and the city, including the establishment of the Mikorogawa University in the Noto Peninsula, and joined an urban planning consulting firm. She joined an urban planning consulting firm, where she worked on project planning and conceptualization of urban development.

In 2018, she joined Loftwork to practice creating places for co-creation, based on her belief that it is the creative activities of individuals and companies that control the attractiveness of a town. In her private life, Miyamoto established a used bookstore, Yomiga bookstore Hackz, which connects local communities and teenagers, and supports book-related projects in various regions. She specializes in community design of places where people gather and creating points of contact for the community.