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This category is for Japanese traditional (non-Western) arts and entertainment.

Websites in Japanese should be submitted to World: Japanese - Traditional Arts.

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• Architecture
• Bamboo
• Calligraphy
• Ceramics
• Deities and Myths
• Dolls
• Fairy Tales
• Lacquerware
• Netsuke
• Origami and Washi
• Paintings
• Performing Arts
• Poetry
• Shogi
• Swords
• Tea Ceremony
• Textiles
• Ukiyo-e

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• Etegami

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts

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

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Tahara

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

• The Costume Museum - The Rebirth of The Tale of Genji

  http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/
  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 Secret of Traditional Japanese Ingredient Miso

  http://www.marukome.co.jp/
  Background information and history of soybean paste (miso) in Japan, its use as a health food, and recipes using it.

• 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].

• Wa

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

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