Eiji Mitooka(水戸岡 鋭治,Mitooka Eiji, born 5 July 1947 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese industrial designer, illustrator, and managing director of the industrial design company Don Design Associates(ドーンデザイン研究所). He also works as a design consultant for Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Mitooka graduated from Okayama Technical High School in 1965.
After graduating from high school, Mitooka worked at Studio Silvo Coppola in Italy before founding Don Design Associates in 1972. The company oversees design projects for buildings, interiors, railway vehicles, graphics, and products.
In October 2011, Mitooka was awarded the 59th Kikuchi Kan Prize, presented annually by Bungei Shunju literary magazine and the Society for the Advancement of Japanese Culture.
JR Kyushu projects
Kagoshima-Chuo Station (formerly Nishi-Kagoshima Station) building
Hisatsu Orange RailwayOrange Restaurant Express tourist train (in service from March 2013)
Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of two KTR700 diesel cars (Akamatsu and Aomatsu) re-entering service from March 2013, at a cost of approximately 40 million yen
Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line: Five diesel cars to be delivered in fiscal 2013 and 2014
JR Shikoku Shiman Torocco(しまんトロッコ) train refurbishment, returning to service from 5 October 2013
Kitakinki Tango Railway: Refurbishment of KTR800 diesel car KTR803, re-entering service from 1 November 2013
Kyoto Tango Railway: Rebuilding two two-car KTR8000 Tango Discovery DMU sets to be renamed Tango no Umi during fiscal 2015
Nagaragawa Railway: Rebuilding two Nagara 300 series diesel cars to become the Nagara sightseeing train, entering service in spring 2016
Izukyu Corporation: Rebuilding of Alpha Resort 21 train to become The Royal Express sightseeing train, entering service in summer 2017
Exhibitions
Eiji Mitooka Great Railway Era Exhibition: From Ekiben to Shinkansen(水戸岡鋭治の大鉄道時代展 駅弁から新幹線まで) Axis Gallery, Tokyo, 8–23 October 2011
Eiji Mitooka Railway Design Exhibition: From Ekiben to Shinkansen(水戸岡鋭治の鉄道デザイン展 駅弁から新幹線まで)Art Tower Mito Contemporary Gallery, 7 July - 30 September 2012