The Ainu
Museum (http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/english/english.html)
The Ainu Museum was established in 1976 as a cultural education facility
that promotes such projects as the transmission, preservation, research,
and study of Ainu culture. The museum houses 5,000 Ainu folk materials and
200 articles of minority groups of the northern regions, including the Nivkh, Uilta, Sami, and
Inuit. The library contains 100 Ainu paintings and 6,000 books. The website
has information on the Ainu people, customs, clothing, housing, religion,
and more.
American Society of Appraisers
(ASA) (http://www.appraisers.org/)
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) can help you find an appraisal
expert in the following disciplines that include knowledge of
Asia
: business valuation, gems and jewelry, machinery
and technical specialties, personal property and real property.
Asian Arts (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/853)
Provides a collection of the on-line versions of exhibitions that feature
color images of Asian art and scholarly texts from various galleries. Also
contains articles, a list of galleries, and other Asian sources.
Asian Film Connections (http://www.asianfilms.org)
Created by the
Asia
Pacific
Media
Center
at the
University
of
Southern
California
, Asian Film Connections promotes contemporary
feature films from
China
,
India
,
Japan
,
Korea
,
and
Taiwan
.
The site includes online video clips, filmographies,
and critical analyses. It can be read in English, Japanese, Chinese, and
Korean.
Asian Historical
Architecture (www.orientalarchitecture.com)
A comprehensive survey of
Asia
's
architectural heritage. You can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in
fifteen countries, with extensive background information and innovative
'virtual tours.' The
Japan
content includes architectural images and maps from
Kobe
,
Kyoto
, and
Nara
.
Association of Haiku Poets and
Museum of Haiku Literature / 社団法人俳人協会・俳句文学館 (http://www.haijinkyokai.jp/)
The Museum of Haiku Literature has the world's only library devoted
exclusively to collecting and preserving haiku works for future
generations. The collection covers the period of all modern haiku since Masaoka Shiki, and includes a wide selection of
magazines and anthologies, reference works, seasonal word dictionaries, and
many other publications. The Museum offers programs ranging from
introductory lectures on haiku to exhibitions.
Castles of
Japan (http://www.geocities.com/castlejapan/)
Castles of Japan allows you to search for information on Japanese castles
by name and location. It includes a bibliography and related links about
castles.
Gakufu Net / 楽譜ネット (http://www.gakufu.ne.jp/GakufuNet/index.phtml)
This web site is operated by an online shop for music scores. Bibliographic
information for scores including Japanese pop and traditional music is
available.
Imperial Household
Agency / 宮内庁 (http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html)
The official homepage of the Imperial Household Agency presents an
introduction to the official duties and various public activities of the
members of the Imperial Family of Japan. It includes genealogy and personal
history of the family, official duties and public activities of the family,
traditional culture, and public events.
JP NET (http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/index.html)
The JP NET is a Japanese language and culture network that seeks to build a
clearinghouse for tools, service, and information for educators and
students of Japanese language and culture.
Japan Association for
Cultural Exchange (ACE Japan) / 国際文化交流推進協会 (http://www.acejapan.or.jp/index.html)
To advance international cultural exchange and mutual understanding, the
Japan Association for Cultural Exchange (ACE Japan) organizes these pages
to broaden the scope of available information on Japanese culture and
society. ACE
Japan
develops cultural programs in collaboration with the Japan Foundation and
other related organizations. The site has information on japanese art, Japanese Studies and more.
Japan Directory: Culture / 文化 (http://jin.jcic.or.jp)
A Japan Information Network Directory that gives contact information
(address, telephone, fax, email, webpage) for organizations in the category
of Culture. These include museums and art museums, music, hobbies, art,
other arts and entertainment, sports, and religion.
Japan focus (http://japanfocus.org)
Japan Focus is a new electronic site that offers writings about Japan,
Japan in Asia and the world, as well as Japanese and international
perspectives on contemporary Japanese politics, economics and society. It
offers translations from Japanese and Japan Focus originals.
Japanese American National Museum
/ 全米日系人博物館 (http://www.janm.org/main.htm)
The Japanese American National Museum is the only museum in the United
States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese
ancestry. The Museum opened its doors in 1992, and now offers exhibits,
programs and publications that explore the changing role of Japanese
Americans.
JGarden: the
Japanese Garden Database (http://www.jgarden.org/)
Japanese Garden Database contains information on historical and
contemporary Japanese gardens and gardens outside
Japan
that were inspired by
them. The site includes both descriptive text and still images of gardens
constructed prior to the 20th century. It has information on gardens,
tools, books, and links to other relevant sites about bonsai, garden
design, and more.
Joseph Wu Origami (http://www.origami.as/menu.html)
An English language website that has many ditized images of origami, detailed instructions, articles about origami, and
links.
Kabuki-za,
The Kabuki Theater / 歌舞伎劇場 (http://www.shochiku.co.jp/play/kabukiza/theater/)
The official website of the Kabuki-za theater
located in Ginza, Tokyo, this site includes updated information on kabuki
performance schedules, ticket information, and descriptions of popular
kabuki plays.
Kids Web Japan (http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/)
Introduces
Japan
to schoolchildren aged between 10 and 14. The information includes
geography, history, economy, education and culture of
Japan
with
atlas and statistics.
Kyoto National Museum / 京都国立博物館 (http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/indexe.htm)
The On-Line Catalogue of the Kyoto National Museum can be searched by
keywords across categories or within categories (i.e. artist,
country, century) with the optional aid of pull-down menus and data lists.
The database currently includes about 2,000 of over 5,000 works owned by
the
Kyoto
National
Museum
.
Images of each object are linked to the catalogue record, which is in both
Japanese and English.
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art (LACMA) (http://www.lacma.org/art/CollectionsOverview.aspx)
The LACMA collections can be searched on-line. Look for photographs,
descriptions, and library catalogue entries for
Japan
by searching Japanese Art
under the Department category.
MovieWalker (http://www.walkerplus.com/tokyo/movie/index.html)
A database for movies shown in
Japan
since 1945. Searchable by
keyword, title of the movie, name of directors and actors. Search results
show the date of publication, name of distributor, list of staff, list of
actors, annotation and abstract of the story.
Museum Information
Japan (http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/icc-e.html)
MIJ has information on museums throughout
Japan
in the regions of
Hokkaido
, Tohoku,
Tokyo
, Kanto, Kinki,
and Chugoku.
NIPPONIA / にっぽにあ (http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/)
NIPPONIA is an online journal with information on Japanese culture.
National Museum of
Ethnology, Osaka / 国立民族学博物館 (http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/english/)
The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku民博, short for Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan) was established in 1974. It also serves
as an Inter-University Research Institute under the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, formerly Monbusho). Minpaku covers ethnological (anthropological)
research, the collection and conservation of ethnographic materials, and
public exibitions. The website has information on
exhibitions, events, and research.
The National
Puppet Theatre of Japan / 日本芸術文化振興会 (http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/index.html)
The Bunraku Puppet Theater website offers a brief
description of the 500 year history of bunraku and joruri (the narrative form upon which bunraku is based). It also includes background on the
history of puppets, the origin of the name bunraku and contemporary bunraku.
Nihon Sumo Kyokai, Official Grand Sumo
Home Page / 日本相撲協会 (http://www.sumo.or.jp/)
The official website of the Japanese Sumo Wrestling Organization, this site
includes a calendar of tournaments with a who's who of wrestlers, their
favorite sumo techniques, their rank over the course of past tournaments,
and ticket information.
Nippon in the
World (http://www.ndl.go.jp/site%5Fnippon/e/default.html)
This searchable electronic exhibition from the National Diet Library
offers: Scenic Mementos of Japan--digitized images from the 17th to early
20th century; Vienna International Exposition of 1873--the first exposition
with official Japanese government participation; and Modern Japanese
Political History Materials--digitized documents classified by period or
theme.
Open Kitchen / 台所 (http://www.sugawara.com/index-ef.html)
A Japanese cooking website with recipes that change on a monthly basis and
an archive of recipes.
Origami Tanteidan - Japan
Origami Academic Society / 折り紙探偵団 (http://www.origami.gr.jp/)
The Japan Origami Academic Society includes a gallery of images of origami,
articles from their magazine, links to other origami sites, and information
on origami artists. The site also includes a complete digitized version of
the oldest origami book, Hiden senbatsuru orikata 秘傳千羽鶴折形 (The Secret of One Thousand Cranes Origami), which was published in 1797 in
Kyoto. The book gives instructions as to how to make 49 kinds of origami.
The site has information in both English and Japanese.
Ryukyu Cultural Archives (http://rca.open.ed.jp/)
A site dedicated to Okinawan history and culture.
It includes images and photographs of Okinawa with a chronological history
of Okinawan culture, postwar art, music, dance, lacquerware, and background on emigration from
Okinawa
.
Takarazuka Review /宝塚歌劇 (http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/)
The Takarazuka Review performs musicals with a
woman-only cast. It began in 1914 and today has two main theaters, one in
Tokyo
and the original, in
Takarazuka
City
,
Hyogo
Prefecture
. The performers are
divided into separate groups called "Flower," "Moon,"
"Snow," "Star," and the newest, "Cosmos."
Tea Ceremony (http://www.teahyakka.com/)
This bilingual site has a history of tea ceremony, descriptions of the
performance of tea ceremony, information about tea classes offered outside
of
Japan
,
links related to Japanese tea ceremony and a message board. The site is
updated quarterly and seeks to introduce Japanese culture through tea
ceremony.
Tokugawa Art Museum / 徳川美術館 (http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/)
The Tokugawa Art Museum was established under the non-profit Tokugawa Reimeikai Foundation in 1935. The Museum is one of the
oldest privately endowed museums in
Japan
. The museum owns ten
designated National Treasures, including most of the extant sections of the
twelfth century Illustrated Tale of Genji,
fifty-two registered Important Cultural Properties, and forty-five
Important Art Objects. The website offers images of objects in various
exhibition halls, with short commentaries on aspects of Tokugawa culture.
Tokyo Meltdown (http://www.bento.com/tleisure.html)
"Guides to food and drink, music and entertainment, transportation and
shopping in
Tokyo
."
The site also includes a currency converter, phone directory, and link for
ordering books about
Tokyo
.
Urasenke Foundation of
Washington DC (http://www.urasenkedc.org/index.html)
A site promoting the study of chado (the way of
tea), listing historical background of tea ceremony, information on the
Washington branch of the Urasenke foundation, and
links to websites of other Urasenke traditions of
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