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Etegami

- Shows several examples of ceramic art and traditional postcards.
- http://etegami21.fc2web.com/btop.htm

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The Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts

- Includes examples and descriptions of several forms of Japanese traditional arts, crafts, and traditions.
- http://web-japan.org/museum/menu.html

Fine Arts

- Overview of history from stone-age beginnings to contemporary, including painting, sculture, ukiyo-e, architecture, and gardens.
- http://web-japan.org/museum/fine.html

Shinto and Buddhist Corner

- A Japanese Buddhism and Shinto art photo dictionary with over 900 photos.
- http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml

Footmark

- Information about the handicrafts of feudal era Japan.
- http://www10.plala.or.jp/footmark/

Discover Japanese Sake

- Gives the history, process, variety, and brewing of Japan's national alcoholic beverage.
- http://www.japansake.or.jp/

Tahara

- Photographs of traditional construction of Japanese kites, the Tahara.
- http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/plan-tahara.html

Art of Japan

- Educational and interactive website featuring information on origami, architecture, sculpture, Japanese gardens, and painting.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27458/

Japanese Gardens and the Art of Suggestion

- The Japanese see the garden as an interpretation of an idealised understanding of nature. Offers guide to the history and philosophy of Japanese gardens.
- http://www.beautyworlds.com/gardensjapanese.htm

Japannesegirl.info

- Early 20th century postcards of Japanese ladies and geisha. Good illustration of fashion and hairdos of the times.
- http://www.japanesegirl.info/

Kagura - The Japanese Ancient Sacred Music

- With overview, photos, and Realaudio example of some of Japan's oldest music.
- http://aris.ss.uci.edu/rgarfias/gagaku/kagura.html

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.
- http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/

Japan Corner

- Guide to Japanese arts and humanities from the restaurant chain Benihana.
- http://www.japancorner.com/

World Art Treasures

- Slides from the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation collection, illustrating Berger's idea of the fundamental aspects of Japanese art. Mostly sculpture.
- http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Nara&genre=Tosh&babel=en&cd=8306-3301-1765:8306-3301-1764&country=Japon&col=pays

- Shows patterns and designs of Japanese paper, kimono, fabrics, and cards.
- http://home.att.ne.jp/grape/wa/index5.html

History of Japanese Incense

- Educational webpage on the history and evolution of Japanese incense ceremonies and culture.
- http://www.japanese-incense.com/

Michi Online: Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts

- Magazine, links, and resources for everyone interested in Japanese arts, culture, and meditation, from aikido to Zen.
- http://www.michionline.org/

A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan

- Extensive bibliography sponsored by the Asia Society. Catalogues printed works only.
- http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan_guide/

Handicrafts

- Short discussion of traditional crafts in the twentieth century.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0125)

Rekishi-Kaido

- A guide to the history and traditional culture of the Kansai region.
- http://www.kiis.or.jp/rekishi/kaido-e.html

Japanese Artistic Traditions

- Discussion of aesthetic concepts, and of the activities of the Department of Cultural Affairs, established in 1968.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query2/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0118)

Japanese Folk Toys - Not Just Child's Play

- Examples from the collection of the California Academy of Science.
- http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/japanese/

Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts

- Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.
- http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jart.html

Traditional Infuences on Contemporary Sculpture

- Description of Japanese sculpture from "American Memory" - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library [Japan - a country study].
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0120)

Explore Japan: Japanese Gardens And Culture

- Explore Japanese culture, art, crafts, Japanese gardens, Zen gardens, food and lifestyle.
- http://www.explorejapan.com/

Edo-Tokyo Museum

- Presents 400 years of Edo/Tokyo history. Collection includes original artifacts and reproductions.
- http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/edo/edo-e.html

Japanese Kimono

- Learn about Japanese kimono, fabrics, patterns, kimono robes, yukata, how to wear a kimono, and accessories.
- http://www.japanesekimono.com/

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.
- http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/

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.
- http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/index.htm

Japanese Art Gallery Gemini

- Specialiced in netsuke, tsuba, inro, Asian furniture, ukiyo-e, and bronzes.
- http://www.gemini-galerie.de/

Osaka Cyber Museum

- Takeji Iwamiya's photos of the artifacts of traditional Japanese culture.
- http://www.kpn.nishi.osaka.jp/iwamiya/2.html