Ituki Nisiue

Representative of IY Railroad Consulting / Choshi Electric Railway Director and Train Operator

He was a boy so fond of railways that he wrote “train driver” as his future dream from an early age，and he was fascinated by railway systems as a whole．After serving as a driver and a dispatcher at a major private railway operator and working for a foreign-affiliated company，he became an independent railway specialist．In 2024 he was appointed Director of Choshi Electric Railway Co．，Ltd．，and he currently runs the “Tetsudō Zemi” channel as a railway YouTuber．

Takayosi Doi

Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences，University of Tsukuba．Their areas of expertise include social pathology and criminology．In particular，their research addresses youth crime and delinquency as well as contemporary theories of human relationships such as hyper-connectivity and the so-called “parental lottery” phenomenon．

Joey Bizinger

Content creator

A YouTuber who，as of July 2024，has accumulated more than 610 million total video views，3．38 million subscribers，and over 1，300 uploaded videos．They introduce elements of Japanese subculture including anime and manga，sharing the appeal of Japan with global audiences．In recent years，drawing on a unique background with a Japanese mother and an Australian father，they have also focused on presenting everyday Japanese customs and lesser-known cultural practices．Fluent in both Japanese and English，their perspective as someone who moves between two cultures resonates widely both in Japan and abroad．

Dojin Miyamoto

Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Science，The University of Tokyo．Working under distinctive titles such as fiction scholar，novelist of possible worlds，and consultant in speculative science，they study methods of generating innovation by combining science fiction with technology．Influenced by their parents，they aspired from childhood to careers in scholarship and the arts．Their interests include watching overseas television dramas，visiting museums，and traveling．They argue that by mastering the power of science fiction，anyone can create a new future．

Bijutukaisetu

Art Explainer

Art commentator．Born in 1990．Graduated in 2013 from the Tokyo Gakugei University Secondary School Teacher Training Program with a specialization in art，after which they served for approximately nine years primarily as an art teacher at junior high schools．Since 2020 they have produced content dedicated to art commentary on social media under the handle “美術解説するぞー” (Bijutsu Kaisetsu Suruzō) with the motto “from casual viewing to informed appreciation”．In 2022 they left teaching to work as a freelancer and founded “×art | Kakeru Art” to make art enjoyable for everyone．Their outreach spans corporate lectures，ambassador roles for exhibition interpretation，art writing，drafting artist statements，and providing production advice．