Craftsman × 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.
52 jobs found.
Mannequin Maker
Artisan who handcrafts mannequins for stores and displays from prototype to finish. Handles a wide range from clay or wax prototyping to resin molding, painting, and finishing.
Bentwood Craftsman
Bentwood craftsmen soften wood by steaming, bend and shape it along molds, and perform drying, joining, finishing, and painting. They are artisans who produce bentwood products such as bowls, trays, and buckets.
Woodworking Carpenter (Furniture Manufacturing)
A craftsman who designs, processes, assembles, and finishes furniture using timber.
Tailor (Men's Suit Tailoring)
Artisan who cuts and sews men's suits and jackets according to individual body shapes and requests, pursuing comfort and design.
Marquetry Craftsman
A traditional craft artisan who handcrafts decorative wooden products by combining small pieces of different types and colors of wood into geometric patterns or designs.
Rantai (Ran) Lacquerware Maker
Rantai lacquerware makers weave bamboo to create vessel bodies, apply multiple layers of lacquer, and perform decoration and polishing—a traditional lacquerware manufacturing technical occupation.
Ranma Craftsman (Ranma Manufacturing)
Ranma craftsmen produce ranma, interior decorative components of buildings, using manual labor or machines from timber selection through carving, kumiko assembly, and finishing. They utilize traditional techniques to provide products that combine aesthetic design and functionality.
Batik Dyer
Traditional artisan skill of dyeing patterns onto fabric using wax-based resist technique.
Wagasa Craftsman
A profession that crafts traditional wagasa by combining bamboo ribs and washi paper to achieve waterproofing.
Wagashi Craftsman
A specialist profession that manufactures wagashi using traditional methods and techniques with ingredients like anko and glutinous rice.