Individual workshop × Career Path: Independent business
10 jobs found.
Andon (andon) manufacturer
Andon manufacturers are artisans who create andon lanterns using traditional methods by stretching washi paper or cloth over wooden or bamboo frames. They handcraft each piece of Japanese-style lighting equipment, combining functionality and decoration.
Overglaze painter (dyeing industry)
Traditional craft manufacturing occupation that hand-applies color along underdrawings for dyeing to decorate fabrics, pottery, and similar items.
Willow wicker trunk manufacturer
A profession that weaves willow wicker (yanagi kōri) to manufacture baskets and trunks for clothing storage.
Shogi board manufacturer (wooden)
A craftsman who selects high-grade wood for shogi boards and manufactures precise wooden shogi boards through one-stop processes from wood selection to polishing, grid marking, painting, and finishing.
Fan rib manufacturing worker (bamboo-made)
Traditional manufacturing occupation that processes and shapes slender parts for fan ribs using bamboo as the material. Involves selecting split bamboo, grooving, drilling holes, polishing, and more.
Fusuma frame maker (fusuma frame)
Craftsman who processes and assembles wooden frames (fusuma frames) for fusuma, creating the framework for fusuma.
Buddhist altar fittings carver (wooden)
A Buddhist altar fittings carver (wooden) is an artisan who applies carved decorations to wooden Buddhist altar fittings such as altars and statues.
Bamboo bender (bamboo-made)
A profession that shapes bamboo material using steaming bending or splitting processes to manufacture curved surface components such as furniture parts and crafts.
Bonbori Maker
A craftsman who handcrafts bonbori (paper lanterns) using washi paper and bamboo splints. Inherits traditional techniques to manufacture lighting fixtures for festivals and interior use.
Woodblock Printmaker
Traditional printing occupation that applies pigments to woodblocks for woodblock prints, manually prints on washi paper, and handles multi-color printing, etc.