Workshop employment × 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.

58 jobs found.

Painter (Ceramic manufacturing)

Artisan who paints designs, colors, and patterns on the bisque-fired body of ceramics.

Karakami mounter

Artisan who uses karakami—Japanese paper dyed or embossed using traditional techniques—to perform mounting on fusuma, wallpaper, etc.

Leather Hat Maker

Artisan who consistently handles cutting, shaping, sewing, and decorating hats using leather materials.

Leather sewing worker

A craftsman who cuts leather materials, sews and finishes them to produce leather products such as bags and wallets.

Chrysanthemum Doll Maker

Traditional craftsperson who creates dolls and decorative works by inserting fresh flowers into frames using chrysanthemum flowers and materials.

Wood carver

Wood carvers are artisans and artists who create sculptural works using wood as material, producing decorative items, Buddhist statues, objets d'art, etc., using traditional techniques or modern methods.

Woodcarver

A craftsman who creates three-dimensional sculptures such as decorative items, Buddhist statues, and objets d'art using wood and carving knives.

Wood carving doll maker

A profession that carves wood and applies decorations and coloring to produce dolls.

Mounting Craftsman

A mounting craftsman is a traditional artisan who laminates paper and fabric used in Japanese decorative items such as hanging scrolls, screens, and fusuma doors, applies gold leaf pressing and decorations, and finishes them.

Kirikane (Kiri) Craftsman

Kirikane craftsmen are traditional Japanese artisans who use gold leaf or gold mud to apply delicate patterns to Buddhist statues, fusuma paintings, mandala diagrams, and more.