Knowledge of Traditional Patterns × 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.

11 jobs found.

Ceramic Painter (Ceramics Manufacturing)

Artisan who applies paintings and colors to the surface of ceramics. Draws patterns by hand-drawing or stencil transfer and completes the product through firing.

Oshie Artisan (Hagoita)

Traditional craft artisan who expresses three-dimensional patterns by attaching fabric and paper to hagoita. Utilizes meticulous work and aesthetic sense to produce decorative hagoita.

Indigo Dyer

An artisan who dyes fabrics and clothes using traditional dyeing techniques such as indigo dyeing and handles the process up to productization.

Lacquerware Gold Ground Worker

Lacquerware gold ground workers are traditional craft artisans who decorate the surface of lacquerware using gold powder or gold leaf. Delicate techniques and high attention to detail are required.

Bamboo Craft Worker

Traditional craftsperson who creates products using techniques such as material preparation, weaving, and carving with bamboo as the material.

Ceramic Painter

A profession that enhances product aesthetics by painting patterns and designs on ceramic bisque ware.

Buddhist Altar Carver

Traditional manufacturing job that carves decorative parts for wooden Buddhist altars using hand tools or machines and performs finishing processes.

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.

Calligraphy Brush Carver

Artisan who carves wooden brush shafts (handles for calligraphy brushes) and performs brush manufacturing and decoration.

Wax Worker (Ceramics Manufacturing)

A profession that performs decoration techniques using wax (wax painting) on the surface of ceramics, expressing patterns and designs through glazing and firing.