High Concentration × Career Path: Apprentice Artisan
10 jobs found.
Confectionery Wood Mold Maker
Artisan who designs and carves wooden molds used in confectionery manufacturing, creating molds for shaping wagashi and similar sweets.
Sarasa (Sarasa) Worker
Artisan who uses plant dyes or synthetic dyes, employing stencil dyeing or woodblock printing techniques to produce sarasa paper for decorative or wrapping paper purposes. Responsible for meticulous color expression through handcrafting and the inheritance of traditional techniques.
Bamboo Sword Maker
A profession that crafts kendo shinai using moso bamboo through manual processes such as splitting bamboo, drying, polishing, braiding cords, and more.
Handmade Soba Noodle Maker
A skilled profession that manufactures handmade soba noodles by manually blending buckwheat flour and water, performing kneading, stretching, and cutting processes.
Hand-Beaten Cord Maker
A job that processes fibers such as hemp, cotton, and silk into cord shapes by beating or twisting them together using manual labor or simple tools.
Hand-Drawn Artisan (Dyeing Industry)
Artisan who draws patterns on fabric using hand-drawing techniques and performs dyeing processes using resist and dyes.
Nishijin Weaver
Artisans engaged in the production of 'Nishijinori', the traditional silk fabric from the Nishijin area of Kyoto.
Doll Head Maker
Artisan who shapes, sculpts, and colors doll heads from materials (such as wood, resin, clay, etc.) to create expressive finishes.
Wood Inlay Artisan
Traditional craftsperson who combines various pieces of wood and metal to apply geometric patterns to decorative items and furniture using yosegi inlay and zogan techniques.
Washi Papermaker (Handmade)
Handmade washi papermakers use plant fibers such as kozo and mitsumata as raw materials to handcraft traditional washi paper using traditional manufacturing techniques.