Independent Business × 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.

148 jobs found.

Garden Construction Worker

A job that performs landscaping work for gardens and parks, handling planting, pruning, stone arrangement, paving, etc., based on design drawings.

Custom Clothing Tailor (Men's)

A craftsman who takes measurements, cuts, sews, and finishes men's clothing from scratch according to the customer's body shape and requests.

Custom Women's and Children's Clothing Tailor

Specialized technical occupation that produces made-to-order high-end women's and children's clothing.

Sculptor (Metal Sculpture)

A specialist profession that uses sculpting tools and machinery on metal materials to apply decorations and designs, producing art pieces, decorative items, industrial parts, etc.

Paper Lantern (Chōchin) Painter

A traditional artisan who hand-draws decorative pictures or letters on lanterns using materials like washi paper and bamboo frames.

Lantern Craftsman

Craftsman who handcrafts traditional lanterns using washi paper and bamboo frames. Shapes ornamental or practical lanterns.

Metal Hammering Worker

Artisan who hammers metal sheets or thin metal materials with a hammer to shape them or add decorations.

Walking Stick Craftsman

Craftsman who designs, processes, and finishes wooden or metal walking sticks and canes. Handles everything from material selection to assembly, polishing, painting, and decoration.

Hand-Drawn Artisan (Dyeing Industry)

Artisan who draws patterns on fabric using hand-drawing techniques and performs dyeing processes using resist and dyes.

Hand Sewer (Shoemaking)

Hand sewers (shoemaking) are artisans who manually stitch the upper and sole of leather shoes for manufacturing and repair.