Skilled 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.

9 jobs found.

Rush Grass Basket Weaver

Traditional handicraft occupation that weaves baskets and small items using rush grass as the main material.

Uchiwa Manufacturer

Traditional handicraft occupation that manufactures uchiwa using bamboo and paper.

Umeki Zaiku Craftsman

Specialist who repairs and restores cracks or chipped areas in wooden products by inlaying matching wood pieces that blend with the surrounding color and grain.

Willow Basket Manufacturer

A craftsman who weaves and manufactures baskets using willow as the material.

Fruit Basket Weaver (Bamboo)

Traditional craft occupation that hand-weaves baskets for storing and transporting fruit using bamboo splints.

Bamboo Travel Basket Weaver

Traditional craft occupation that hand-weaves daily necessities such as baskets and travel baskets using bamboo as material.

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.

Cotton Yarn Ikat Tying Worker

A traditional dyeing artisan who uses cotton yarn to create ikat (kasuri) patterns through tie-dyeing techniques. Handles the skill of manually binding threads or fabric, repeatedly dyeing and drying to fix the patterns.

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.