Directory of Society and Culture Resources

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Includes sites that reflect the history, culture, and composition of the people of Okayama. Also includes the sites of local social-service resources and institutions that serve this prefecture. Examples includes sites for clubs, social-service organizations, disability resources, genealogy, history, personal pages, activism, politics, religion, and various sub-groups of the population.

Resources in This Category

• Bizen Pottery Traditional and Contemporary Art Museum

  http://www.touyuukai.jp/english/bizenware.htm
  Includes information about the history and types of pottery, and museum access.

• Hadaka Matsuri - Naked Man Festival

  http://gethiroshima.com/event/hadaka-matsuri-okayama
  Describes the annual festival, an ancient Shinto fertility ritual held in Okayama.

• Korakuen Garden Okayama

  http://www.okayama-korakuen.jp/
  One of the three great gardens of Japan, includes information about history, events, flora and fauna, admission and access

• Ohara Museum of Art

  http://www.ohara.or.jp/200707/eng/menu.html
  Includes news, collections, museum history, web gallery, features, and user information. Located in Kurashiki City.

• Okayama Orient Museum

  http://www.orientmuseum.jp/page08.php
  Includes information about the museum history, collections, facilities, access and admission.

• Sanyo Grace Church

  http://www.church.ne.jp/jcfm/english.htm
  Located in Sanyo Town. Includes information about the church and members.

• The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

  http://www.pref.okayama.jp/seikatsu/kenbi/index-e.html
  Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.

• Yumeji Art Museum

  http://yumeji-art-museum.com/07_index-e.html
  Includes information about the artist, museum, artworks, and access.

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