Hajime Kato
Hajime Kato is a designer at MIERUNE Inc., a geospatial technology company based in Japan. He is the creator of Rekichizu (rekichizu.jp), a modern-styled historical map of Japan, and operates the @chizutodesign brand, sharing map design and data visualization content. His work focuses on making geospatial data accessible through cartographic design, with interests spanning historical geography and transit visualization (chizutodesign.com).
Sessions
An interactive web application that visualizes Tokyo's last train network fading away over time in a firework-like radial display. It combines public transit open data (ODPT) from 17 rail operators to show when and where you can no longer catch the last train home.
Rekichizu is a web service for exploring historical maps of Japan in a modern digital map style. Through data creation with QGIS and collaborative open data production with CODH, it makes historical landscapes accessible to everyone, preserving cultural memory through open-source technology.