Washi × 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.
7 jobs found.
Uchiwa Painting Worker
Artisan who applies base processing to washi uchiwa and meticulously draws traditional patterns or designs using paints and brushes.
Uchiwa lettering worker
Traditional craft artisan who pastes paper onto the frame of uchiwa and hand-draws decorative letters or designs using a brush and ink or paint.
Hand Papermaker
Hand papermakers are papermaking artisans possessing traditional techniques to dissolve fiber pulp in water, scoop it up sheet by sheet by hand using a wooden frame, and perform drying and finishing.
Festival Lantern (Chōchin) Name Inscriber
Traditional handicraft occupation that uses a brush to inscribe names or decorations on lanterns used in festivals.
Papermaking Worker (Handmade)
A profession that manufactures paper by dissolving raw pulp in water, forming it manually using a sukegeta and similar tools, and drying it.
Katagami Stencil Carver
Traditional craft artisan who applies resist processing to washi paper and precisely carves stencil paper for katazome dyeing based on patterns.
Wagasa Painter
Specialist who draws and colors traditional patterns on wagasa using brushes and pigments.