

1958 born. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1982, he joined the Parco. Worked in marketing information magazine "Across" editing room, it serves as the editor-in-chief later. Then, after the Mitsubishi Research Institute work, he established the Culture Studies Institute in 99 years. To center the generation marketing of baby boomers generation and the baby-boom generation, engaged in the research and consultation for the product planning and design. Further expanded its own "suburbs sociology", proposed the concept of such "downstream society," "Fast culture", it analyzes the society from a broad point of view. "The emergence of downstream society _ a new hierarchy population" (Kobunsha), "refugee generations _ baby boomers downstream of the White Paper" (NHK Publishing) book and many others. In April 2007, interpretation Kichijoji popular secret, we propose a concept of the city and shops making that can attract customers "Kichijoji style" (the co-Bungeishunju) publication.