Career Path > Artisan (Independent)

25 jobs found.

Metal Engraver

Artisans who cut, engrave, and shape precious metals or metal sheets to create jewelry and decorative items. They handle everything from design to finishing.

Tsuiki (Hammered) Artisan

Traditional craft artisan who shapes metal materials such as copper plates by hammering them into vessels.

Boxwood (Tsuge) Craftsman

Artisan who carves and finishes precision wooden products such as combs and ornaments by hand using high-grade boxwood material.

Vine Craft Artisan

Traditional handicraft occupation that uses wild vines from mountains and fields as material, processes and weaves them to produce baskets, daily utensils, and decorative items.

Hand-Painted Kimono Maker

Artisan who uses brushes and dyes to hand-draw patterns on one-of-a-kind kimonos. Combines traditional techniques with creativity to perform painting and dyeing work.

Foil Beater

Occupation involving the artisan technique of using hammers or rolling machines to thinly and uniformly extend metal foils (mainly gold leaf and silver leaf) and finish their quality.

Panama Hat Body Maker

Artisan who hand-weaves the hat body (basic shape of the hat) of Panama hats from natural materials.

Block Mason

Construction worker who stacks concrete blocks with mortar to build fences, exterior structures, foundations, and more.

Maki-e Decorator (Ceramics Manufacturing)

Traditional craft artisan who decorates the surface of ceramics using lacquer to apply gold powder or gold leaf.

Miso Barrel Maker (Wooden)

A craftsman who manufactures wooden miso barrels, responsible for traditional manufacturing tasks from wood selection through processing, assembly, and finishing.