Sole proprietor × 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.

20 jobs found.

Professional Go Player

Professional Go Players aim for victory in Go matches, participate in tournaments, belong to Go institutes, and also engage in instruction and promotion activities.

Stone Seal Material Craftsman

Traditional artisan who cuts and polishes stone for seals and precisely engraves characters or patterns.

Lacquer Artisan

Specialist in traditional craft techniques that design, create, and restore decorative crafts using lacquer materials.

Obi Cord Braider

Artisan who braids cords (such as obijime) for tying kimono sashes using traditional techniques.

Signboard maker

A profession that designs, produces, and installs signboards and signs using letters and graphics.

Paper-cut artist

Artist who precisely cuts paper with a craft knife or scissors to create painting-like expressions.

Kokeshi painter

Artisan who paints traditional patterns and faces on the wooden body of kokeshi dolls using brushes and pigments.

Commercial Photographer

Specialist who plans, shoots, edits, and produces photographs used for commercial purposes such as advertising, products, and fashion.

Novelist

A literary profession that conceives stories as creative activities, writes them into text, and delivers them to readers. Works are published through print or digital media.

Calligrapher

A specialist who uses brush and ink to artistically express characters and scripts, engaging in work creation, commissioned calligraphy, and performances.