Web Design
#WEB #BRANDING #STUDIO #CODE01
Keep Creating
Born at the southern tip of Osaka, studied in Kyoto,
then spent about ten years at a startup and a major ad agency.
Today I run a design studio called Kessaku LLC,
while also working as a musician and an artist.
Went independent in January 2024 and founded Kessaku LLC.
Now based in Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, working in Japan and abroad.
I just like making things.
- 1994
Born in Osaka, Japan
- 2012
Entered Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters
- 2016
Joined Chiiki Branding Institute. Alongside new business development, handled a print free paper end to end — interviewing, writing, shooting with photographers and art direction. Frequent trips overseas
- 2019
Moved to Septeni Japan. Four years in sales at one of the largest digital ad agencies in Japan
- 2024
Founded Kessaku LLC and went independent
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Company
We Only Make Masterpiece.
I run a design studio.
A company that makes things that are useful to someone.
Always challenging, never stopping, always pushing forward.
Long relationships over short-term profit.
Still making things, seriously and happily, every day.
Operation
#YOUTUBE #THUMBNAIL #AD OPERATION
D2C
#APPAREL #BÖU #EC- Company
Kessaku LLC.
- Address
609 Miyamasuzaka Bldg, 2-19-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
- Founded
January 11, 2024
- Representative
Kohei Arita
- Team
3 (including contractors)
- Business
Creative (web design, print and graphic design, branding support) / Operation support / D2C
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Works
Web, graphics, print, film, apparel, artwork,
crowdfunding support, proposal decks.
If it involves making something, I can do it.
Web
Over 60 sites so far. Built with STUDIO, the leading no-code tool in Japan, or fully coded with AI assistance — whichever fits the goal and the budget.
Mölkky Mania
Planning, design, STUDIO build, owned-media structure
STUDIO
Mölkky Mania MAGAZINE
Structure for 51 articles, category redesign, title strategy
STUDIO
Kessaku LLC.
Our own site. Ported from STUDIO to static HTML for speed
HTML / CSS / JS
KOICHIRO MATSUDA
Artist portfolio. Concept through implementation
HTML / CSS / JS
CT Delivery (Kawasaki catering)
Launch site for a catering division, including logo usage
HTML / CSS / JS
CONNECT Studio
A recording studio in Ikebukuro, from booking flow onward
HTML / CSS / JS
Gloavant Inc.
Corporate site
STUDIO
CREATING TABLE Inc.
Corporate site. Also supported their crowdfunding campaign
STUDIO
NINPO KOREA Inc.
Corporate site
STUDIO
aikotoba
Corporate site
STUDIO
R-ENGINE
Corporate site
STUDIO
SAKURA FITNESS
Site for a fitness studio
STUDIO
Hayashi Kosan
Corporate site
STUDIO
Chiiki Branding Institute — recruitment
Recruitment site, including portrait photography
STUDIO
Bakusoku
Service landing page
AI × CODE
Shikapage
LP for our own dental website subscription
AI × CODE
DOG-EAR RAVE
Event site, from the key visual onward
AI × CODE
Flux
Corporate site
STUDIOGraphic
Logos, ad banners, social images, LINE rich menus, YouTube thumbnails. Banners built to convert, from years inside a major digital ad agency.
Logo
#BRAND
Banner
#AD
Story
#INSTAGRAM
Carousel
#AD
Buddy Launch
#AD #SHOOTING
LINE Rich Menu
#LINEYouTube Thumbnail
#YOUTUBEPACKAGE
Package
#PACKAGEGOODS
Goods
#MERCH
Logotypes
#LOGO #BRAND
Musubi Coffee — logo
#LOGO
Mölkky Mania — season logo
#LOGO
CONNECT Studio — logo
#LOGO
Artwork 01
#ARTWORK
Artwork 02
#ARTWORKBusiness cards, booklets, flyers, badges, tapestries.
Business Card
#PRINT
Booklet
#PRINT #INBOUND
Booklet Rebranding
#PRINT
Flyer
#PRINT
Badge
#GOODS
Tapestry
#EXHIBITION
Business card (BLACK ARROW)
#PRINT #NAME CARD
Mölkky Mania — brochure
#PRINT #BOOKLET
Flyer
#PRINT
Kessaku — stickers
#STICKER
MJGA — stickers
#STICKER
MJGA — stickers (JAPAN IS GOOD)
#STICKER
BÖU — polo shirt artwork
#APPAREL #PRINTYouTube
Planning, shooting, appearing on camera, editing, thumbnails, uploading, titles and descriptions — all of it.
Film / Photo
Planning, direction, shooting, interviewing and editing. Music videos, interviews, vlogs, event documentation and portraits for recruitment sites.
Event
Key visuals for events, creative direction, and hosting pop-ups.
Artwork
Album artwork for artists. Made to order as well.
Operation
Taking over the tedious operational work: report formats, report updates, ad trafficking and more. Also SEO article writing and publishing, and photography. Press releases, running a crowdfunding campaign from planning through launch, and all the creative that comes with it.
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Apparel
Design from scratch, of course —
and through our own partner factories, everything from blank selection
and design to ordering and delivery is handled in house.
Photo and video shoots and online store builds, too.
MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN
#BRAND #ONLINE STORE
BÖU
#BRAND #MÖLKKY
huv
#ACCESSORY #SHOPIFY
Mölkky Mania original towel
#GOODS #TOWEL- 2026.10
MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN at Riverside Festival (co-hosted with TODAY BY ART)
EVENT - 2026.09
MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN at Sagami Bios (co-hosted with TODAY BY ART)
EVENT - 2026.01
MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN POP UP @RSB (Jan 24–25, hosted)
POP UP
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Shop
SUP STAND FUKUOKA
I run SUP STAND FUKUOKA, an art gallery
and stand cafe in Omiya, Fukuoka.
A small 14-seat room on the ground floor of a renovated apartment.
Three things happen here: we pour coffee,
we curate exhibitions, and we make and sell our own items.
The walls change every two weeks with work by artists from Kyushu.
The idea is simple — a place where a young artist
can take their first step.
- Name
SUP STAND FUKUOKA
- Address
1-6-16 Omiya, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (8 min walk from Nishitetsu Hirao Station)
- Opened
June 2018
- Hours
12:00–18:00 (closed Tue & Wed)
- What we do
Coffee / exhibitions changing every two weeks / original tees, stickers and vintage
Exhibitions
Walls that change every two weeks
Coffee
A cup surrounded by the work
Cafe
Drinks and sweets served in the shop
Events
Events held in the shop
Talks
Talk nights around the artist
Street
The A-frame out in the Omiya side street
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Music
Adult Youth Club, a two-MC crew with Ritz,
solo work as PA¥,
and lead guitar in ROTUS.
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Car
'89 NISSAN GLORIA WAGON
I own a Nissan Gloria Wagon (Y30).
It has appeared in music videos and been featured in the press many times.
It is also available to rent for shoots — feel free to get in touch.
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Media
Press & appearances
- 2024.03 / WEB
Car snap at SIT ON TOKYO, a new hangout for car people in Setagaya — interviewed about the 1989 NISSAN GLORIA WAGON and how it was found
MEN'S NON-NO WEB — “Our Rides” Vol.28 - YOUTUBE
An ad man’s Y30 (NISSAN Y30 GLORIA) — a five-minute feature on the car, its details and how it was bought. 96k views
tokyo basic car club (48k subscribers) - YOUTUBE
“Car club” — what to wear with your car. Appeared with my own car in a feature styled by So Matsukawa
ÉDIFICE Official Channel - 2024.10 / SNS
FAMCAR SNAP No.002: ARITA FAMILY — featured as a family car snap with the Y30 Gloria. Over 8,900 likes
famcar_club × tokyo basic car club - 2024.08 / WEB
2nd place, Men’s Tank Top at Muscle Gate Kanagawa (Chigasaki) — listed in the results report
Web Magazine VITUP! - MAGAZINE
Y30 Gloria Wagon featured in a car special
FINE - NEWSPAPER
Featured in a youngtimer (1980s–90s classics) special
Nikkei
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Links
Social accounts
- PERSONAL
Instagram ／ @arukankaku
- PERSONAL
YouTube ／ @PAY_JP
- COMPANY
Kessaku LLC. ／ kessaku.co.jp
- COMPANY
X ／ @kessaku_jp
- OWNED MEDIA
SAP Katsuyo Kenkyujo ／ @sap-katsuyo
- APPAREL
MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN ／ @makejapangreatagain_jp
- APPAREL
BÖU ／ @_bou_official_
- CAR
'89 NISSAN GLORIA WAGON ／ @nissan_gloria_y30_wagon
- MUSIC
PA¥ ／ TuneCore Japan
- MUSIC
Adult Youth Club ／ TuneCore Japan
- MUSIC
ROTUS
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Contact
Feel free to get in touch.