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- Edo Japan
- Take a tour through Tokyo during the period of the Tokugawa shoguns, and learn about the history of Japan's greatest city. Illustrated by ukiyo-e images, the text discusses the traditions that underlie Japanese culture.
- Art of Japan - Educational and interactive website featuring information on origami, architecture, sculpture, Japanese gardens, and painting.
- The Costume Museum - The Rebirth of The Tale of Genji - Kyoto Museum containing Japanese costumes from all eras. Illustrated samples from the Heian period exhibit. Includes a page on The Tale of Genji Museum.
- Discover Japanese Sake - Gives the history, process, variety, and brewing of Japan's national alcoholic beverage.
- Edo-Tokyo Museum - Presents 400 years of Edo/Tokyo history. Collection includes original artifacts and reproductions.
- Etegami - Shows several examples of ceramic art and traditional postcards.
- Explore Japan: Japanese Gardens And Culture - Explore Japanese culture, art, crafts, Japanese gardens, Zen gardens, food and lifestyle.
- Fine Arts - Overview of history from Stone Age beginnings to contemporary, including painting, sculpture, ukiyo-e, architecture, and gardens.
- Footmark - Information about the handicrafts of feudal era Japan.
- Handicrafts - Short discussion of traditional crafts in the twentieth century.
- History of Japanese Incense - Educational webpage on the history and evolution of Japanese incense ceremonies and culture.
- Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts - Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.
- Japan Corner - Guide to Japanese arts and humanities from the restaurant chain Benihana.
- Japanese Art Gallery Gemini - Specialiced in netsuke, tsuba, inro, Asian furniture, ukiyo-e, and bronzes.
- Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection - Exhibition of more than 25 objects in the collection. With a QuickTime tour, a more linear progression through the exhibition, and bibliography of Japanese art.
- Japanese Artistic Traditions - Discussion of aesthetic concepts, and of the activities of the Department of Cultural Affairs, established in 1968.
- Japanese Folk Toys - Not Just Child's Play - Examples from the collection of the California Academy of Science.
- Japanese Kimono - Learn about Japanese kimono, fabrics, patterns, kimono robes, yukata, how to wear a kimono, and accessories.
- Kagura - The Japanese Ancient Sacred Music - With overview, photos, and Realaudio example of some of Japan's oldest music.
- Michi Online: Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts - Magazine, links, and resources for everyone interested in Japanese arts, culture, and meditation, from aikido to Zen.
- Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; 100 Poems by 100 Poets - Collection of 100 poems in the tanka variety used in Japanese royal courts, compiled from the 7th to the 13th century.
- Osaka Cyber Museum - Takeji Iwamiya's photos of the artifacts of traditional Japanese culture.
- A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan - Includes bibliography sponsored by the Asia Society. Catalogues printed works only.
- Rekishi-Kaido - A guide to the history and traditional culture of the Kansai region.
- Shinto and Buddhist Corner - A Japanese Buddhism and Shinto art photo dictionary with over 900 photos.
- Tahara - Photographs of traditional construction of Japanese kites, the Tahara.
- Traditional Infuences on Contemporary Sculpture - Description of Japanese sculpture from "American Memory" - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library [Japan - a country study].
- The Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts - Includes examples and descriptions of several forms of Japanese traditional arts, crafts, and traditions.
- Wa - Shows patterns and designs of Japanese paper, kimono, fabrics, and cards.
- World Art Treasures - Slides from the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation collection, illustrating Berger's idea of the fundamental aspects of Japanese art. Mostly sculpture.
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