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Webpages

	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.
	A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan - http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan_guide/ Extensive bibliography sponsored by the Asia Society. Catalogues printed works only.
	Rekishi-Kaido - http://www.kiis.or.jp/rekishi/kaido-e.html A guide to the history and traditional culture of the Kansai region.
	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.
	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.
	Visual Arts - http://www.jinjapan.org/today/culture/culture5.html Overview of history from stone-age beginnings to contemporary.
	Edo Japan - A Virtual Tour - 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.
	Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts - http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jart.html Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.
	History of Japanese Incense - http://www.japanese-incense.com/ Educational webpage on the history and evolution of Japanese incense ceremonies and culture.
	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.
	Special Exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art - http://www.moa-inter.or.jp/english/setsugekka/setsu-contents.html Exhibition of works from the Edo period reflecting the Japanese view of nature. Illustrated, with explanations.
	Explore Japan: Japanese Gardens And Culture - http://www.explorejapan.com/ Explore Japanese culture, art, crafts, Japanese gardens, Zen gardens, food and lifestyle.
	Japanese Kimono - http://www.japanesekimono.com/ Learn about Japanese kimono, fabrics, patterns, kimono robes, yukata, how to wear a kimono, and accessories.
	Osaka Cyber Museum - http://www.kpn.nishi.osaka.jp/iwamiya/2.html Takeji Iwamiya's photos of the artifacts of traditional Japanese culture.
	Kasukabe Crafts and Specialities - http://www5.big.or.jp/~kifa/eg/kasukabe/special.html Pictures and explanation of hagoita battledores, paulownia wood chests and boxes, and straw hats and bags.
	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.
	Whale Meat in the Traditional Japanese Diet - http://luna.pos.to/whale/jwa_trad.html From the Jomon period to 1987.
	Japanese Art Gallery Gemini - http://www.gemini-galerie.de/ Specialiced in netsuke, tsuba, inro, Asian furniture, ukiyo-e, and bronzes.
	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].
	About Mingei - http://www.trocadero.com/stores/blueandwhiteamerica/amingei.htm Short history of the beginning of the folk arts movement in 20th century Japan.

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