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.
39 jobs found.
Kinma (kinma) manufacturer
Traditional lacquer craft technician who creates embossed patterns by combining lacquer and metal foil.
Bamboo rake maker
Bamboo rake makers shape and decorate kumade bamboo rakes, which are traditional New Year's lucky charms, using wood and bamboo in a traditional manufacturing occupation.
Sawachi Dish Chef
A cook specializing in the preparation and plating of Sawachi dishes, a local cuisine from Kochi Prefecture.
Preliminary sketch artisan (textile industry, pattern industry, pattern carving industry)
Artisan who draws patterns used in textiles as preliminary sketches, handling everything from pattern creation to pattern carving.
Sensu painting worker
Traditional craft artisan who hand-draws patterns using paints and gold leaf on washi paper or silk fan surfaces and applies decorations.
Fan manufacturing worker
Craftsman who handcrafts fans using washi paper and bamboo, from creating the frame assembly to pasting and decoration.
Sowa-shoku (Magemono Craftsman)
Traditional craftsperson who steams wood to soften it, bends it to assemble bentwood products such as containers and bento boxes, and finishes them with lacquer coating, etc.
Title Letterer (Signboard)
Artisan technical job that hand-draws letters and logos on signboards for commercial facilities and stores. Handles everything from letter design to painting base preparation and finishing.
Taiwanese cook
Taiwanese cooks prepare traditional and modern Taiwanese dishes, handling a wide range of tasks from preparation to plating and hygiene management in stores.
Lantern lettering painter
Artisan who draws letters and designs on traditional Japanese lanterns using a brush.