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.
Sowa-shoku (Magemono Craftsman)
Traditional craftsperson who steams wood to soften it, bends it to assemble bentwood products such as containers and bento boxes, and finishes them with lacquer coating, etc.
Lantern lettering painter
Artisan who draws letters and designs on traditional Japanese lanterns using a brush.
Lantern pattern maker
Traditional craft artisan who applies patterns to washi paper lanterns using dyeing and painting.
Boxwood (Tsuge) Craftsman
Artisan who carves and finishes precision wooden products such as combs and ornaments by hand using high-grade boxwood material.
Horn Craftsman
Artisan who crafts combs, ornaments, and craft goods using animal horns and tusks as primary materials through techniques such as carving, shaping, and polishing.
Hand-sewn shoemaker
Craftsmen who handcraft shoes using leather. They handle everything from shaping on wooden lasts, cutting, sewing, and finishing, requiring advanced handcraft skills and aesthetic sense.
Rattan, willow, grass, and vine product manufacturer
Craftsman who weaves and assembles baskets, furniture, decorations, etc., using plant materials such as rattan, bamboo, willow, grass, and vines.
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.
Ceramic Overglaze Decorator
A manufacturing job involving skilled craftsmanship that draws patterns or designs on pre-fired ceramics using overglaze pigments or gold and silver colors, then refires them to apply decorations.
Ceramic Handmade Forming Worker
A profession that forms clay using hand-building or potter's wheel to manufacture greenware for ceramics.