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

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

Edo Japan - http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/
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.

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

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

Fine Arts - http://web-japan.org/museum/fine.html
Overview of history from Stone Age beginnings to contemporary, including painting, sculpture, ukiyo-e, architecture, and gardens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts - http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jart.html
Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.

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

Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection - http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/
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 - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query2/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0118)
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 - http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/japanese/
Examples from the collection of the California Academy of Science.

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

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

Michi Online: Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts - http://www.michionline.org/
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 - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/
Collection of 100 poems in the tanka variety used in Japanese royal courts, compiled from the 7th to the 13th century.

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

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

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

The Costume Museum - The Rebirth of The Tale of Genji - http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/index.htm
Kyoto Museum containing Japanese costumes from all eras. Illustrated samples from the Heian period exhibit. Includes a page on The Tale of Genji Museum.

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

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

World Art Treasures - http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat4/museum1?museum=Nara&genre=Tosh&babel=en&cd=8306-3301-1765:8306-3301-1764&country=Japon&col=pays
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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