Executive Committee Members

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Honorary Chairpersons
- HASE Hiroshi
- Governor, Ishikawa Prefecture
- MURAYAMA Takashi
- Mayor, Kanazawa City
- ATAKA Tateki
- Chairperson, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Consultants
- SAKAGUCHI Shigeru
- Mayor, Wajima City
- MIYAMOTO Riku
- Mayor, Kaga City
- YAMAMURA Shinya
- President, Kanazawa College of Art
Special Consultants
- KAWAGITA Ryozo
- The holder of intangible cultural property
- MAE Fumio
- The holder of intangible cultural property
- KOMORI Kunie
- The holder of intangible cultural property
- NAKANO Kouichi
- The holder of intangible cultural property
- YAMAGISHI Kazuo
- The holder of intangible cultural property
- NISHI Katsuhiro
- The holder of intangible cultural property
Advisors
- FUKANO Hiroyuki
- Chairperson, Japan Institute of Design Promotion
- HARADA Gen
- Chairperson, The Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
- MORI Kunishi
- Chairperson, Japan Paint Manufacturers Association
- AKABORI Ikuhiko
- Chairperson, Japan Urushi Association
- TSUCHIDA Sunao
- Chairperson, Japan Urushi Ware Federation of Cooperatives
- HINAMI Naoyuki
- Chairperson, Wajima Urushi Ware Cooperative Society
- KANO Kazuhiro
- Chairperson, Yamanaka Lacquerware Cooperative Society
- OKA Yoshihisa
- Chairperson, Kanazawa Urushi Ware Cooperative Society
- OHNISHI Nagatoshi
- Chairperson, World Urushi Culture Council
Chairperson
- YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
- Chairperson, Design Center Ishikawa
Vice Chairpersons
- NISHIMURA Satoshi
- Director, Commerce and Industry Department, Ishikawa Prefecture
- UEDERA Takeshi
- Director, Economic Department, Kanazawa City
- FUAKA Kiyoyuki
- Director, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- TAMAYA Masayasu
- Executive director, Design Center Ishikawa
Commissioners
- SAITO Ken
- Manager, Regional Industry Promotion Division, Ishikawa Prefecture
- KAMITANI Jun
- Head of a department, Department of Textiles & Lifestyles, Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa
- OKUBO Makoto
- Director, Crafts Policy and Promotion Section, Kanazawa city
- KAWAMOTO Nobuhisa
- Director, Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
- NAGAI Kazumasa
- Manager, Lacquer ware Commerce and Industry Division, Wajima City
- SONODA Hajime
- Manager, Commerce and Industry Promotion Division, Kaga City
- NISHITA Tetsuji
- Managing director, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- IKEHATA Ryuji
- Executive director, Wajima Urushi Ware Cooperative Society
- Ooka Takashi
- Executive director, Yamanaka Lacquerware Cooperative Society
- ISHIDA Masahiro
- Executive director, Kanazawa Urushi Ware Cooperative Society
Secretariat
- SHIHO Masahito
- Secretary general, Design Center Ishikawa
- TAGAWA Susumu
- Vice-chief of secretariat, Design Center Ishikawa
- TANIGUCHI Masako
- Chief Director, Design Center Ishikawa
- GOTO Naomi
- Assistant manager, Design Center Ishikawa
- SHIMODE Nao
- Director, Design Center Ishikawa