Artisan × Strengths: Creativity & Ideation
For Those Strong in Creativity & Ideation
This collection features jobs that may suit those who are relatively comfortable generating new ideas and concepts.
Creativity holds value not only in artistic fields but in all kinds of work. Both small ideas that improve existing methods and entirely new concepts are expressions of creativity. Additionally, some deepen their thinking alone, while others develop ideas through dialogue with others.
The jobs introduced here tend to offer more opportunities to utilize new ideas. Explore how your creativity can flourish.
50 jobs found.
Woodblock Print Worker
A profession engaged in the traditional printing technique of carving designs into wooden printing blocks, applying pigments, and richly printing onto washi paper.
Mobile Maker (Decorative Ornaments)
A manufacturing job that handcrafts decorative ornaments such as mobiles, from material selection to design, processing, assembly, and finishing.
Wood Inlay Artisan
Traditional craftsperson who combines various pieces of wood and metal to apply geometric patterns to decorative items and furniture using yosegi inlay and zogan techniques.
Candle decorator
Artisan who manually applies patterns and decorations to candles.
Batik Dyer
Traditional dyeing artisan who uses wax to resist-dye fabric, expressing colorful patterns with dyes.
Rosashi Embroiderer
Traditional craft technician who embroiders patterns on thin silk fabric called 'ro'.
Japanese umbrella lettering artisan
A traditional craft artisan who hand-draws letters with a brush on the paper or fabric of Japanese umbrellas and applies decoration.
Wagashi Maker
Wagashi makers adjust fillings and dough using traditional methods and materials to manufacture Japanese confections such as nerikiri and molded namagashi.
Washi Papermaker (Handmade)
Handmade washi papermakers use plant fibers such as kozo and mitsumata as raw materials to handcraft traditional washi paper using traditional manufacturing techniques.
Wagashi Confectioner
An artisan who uses anko, mochi, gyuhi, etc., to produce namagashi such as nerikiri and seasonal fresh sweets. Pursues seasonality and aesthetic expression through traditional techniques.