Made-to-order production × 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.
12 jobs found.
Seal Engraver
Specialist who engraves letters or designs on materials such as metal, wood, and rubber to manufacture seals, printing plates for prints, industrial stamps, etc.
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.
Wood carving doll maker
A profession that carves wood and applies decorations and coloring to produce dolls.
Osier (kiriu) Weaver
Wood product artisan who uses branches of willow known as osier (kiriu) to create baskets and interior decorations using traditional weaving techniques.
Kokeshi painter
Artisan who paints traditional patterns and faces on the wooden body of kokeshi dolls using brushes and pigments.
Fan manufacturing worker
Craftsman who handcrafts fans using washi paper and bamboo, from creating the frame assembly to pasting and decoration.
Boxwood (Tsuge) Craftsman
Artisan who carves and finishes precision wooden products such as combs and ornaments by hand using high-grade boxwood material.
Swordsmith
A traditional craft technician who manufactures and repairs Japanese swords and other bladed weapons.
Copper craftsman
A profession that processes copper plates and copper wires to produce utensils and decorative items. Performs processes such as hammering, welding, and polishing using traditional techniques.
Bent wood manufacturer
A profession that manufactures wooden containers such as bento boxes and trays by steaming wood to soften it, bending it along a mold, and applying adhesion, polishing, and painting.