The aim of this paper is to clarify the “unchanging work process” of Kyoto hand-painted Yuzen and its workplaces, which spread across the city and undertake diverse and small-scale handicraft. The following results were obtained through 72 cases selected for field survey and analysis. First, the “unchanging work process” can be identified as consisting of 13 professions and 23 works. Second, workplaces can be categorized into 40 workplace types with 5 patterns, which are defined by fabric, tools, and works of architecture. Third, the unchanging work process can be explained as the syntax that organizes dispersed workplaces.
