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GK Design Soken Hiroshima (GK-DSH Inc.) is a comprehensive design office in Hiroshima, Japan, working across product, communication, and urban environment/architecture design.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

GK Design Soken Hiroshima is a comprehensive design office based in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Japan. According to its official company profile, it was established on April 8, 1988, with capital of 50 million yen, and its shareholders include GK Design Institute, Mazda Motor Corporation, Chugoku Electric Power, Hiroshima Gas, Hiroshima Bank, Hiroshima Electric Railway, and Momiji Bank. The company states that its design activity is based on three principles — business, movement, and research — and covers three domains: product, communication, and urban environment/architecture. Its official site lists work in categories including architecture, CI/VI, consumer, editorial, exhibition, investigation, landscape, mobility, product, promotion, public sign, space, transportation, and web, and shows awards such as the 2026 Blue Ribbon Award for the Arashiyama Railway KYOTRAM and 2025 Good Design Awards for the JR West limited express Mahoroba and the commercial facility HiroPa.

History

GK Design Soken Hiroshima was established on April 8, 1988, according to its official company profile. The company describes itself as a comprehensive design office whose design activity is based on three principles — business, movement, and research — and whose design domains are product, communication, and urban environment/architecture. Its shareholders are listed as GK Design Institute, Mazda Motor Corporation, Chugoku Electric Power, Hiroshima Gas, Hiroshima Bank, Hiroshima Electric Railway, and Momiji Bank. The official website presents works and awards including the Arashiyama Railway KYOTRAM, JR West limited express Mahoroba, Kokoro Hospital Kusatsu, Ooasa Electronics Egretta OCT BEAT, Setonaikai Kisen cruise ferry SEA PASEO, and the Kamihachikiteru public space social experiment.

Products and positioning

A comprehensive design office that shapes things, information, and space under a consistent philosophy, aiming to create corporate and urban identity.

  • Product Design Division

    Arashiyama Railway KYOTRAM

  • Communication Design Division

    JR Nara Access Limited Express Mahoroba

  • Environmental Design Division

    Kokoro Hospital Kusatsu

  • Product Design Division

    Ooasa Electronics Egretta OCT BEAT

  • Total Design

    Setonaikai Kisen cruise ferry SEA PASEO

  • Environmental Design Division

    Kamihachikiteru public space social experiment

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