Edo Japan: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.
A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan: Extensive bibliography sponsored by the Asia Society. Catalogues printed works only.
Art of Japan: Educational and interactive website featuring information on origami, architecture, sculpture, Japanese gardens, and painting.
Discover Japanese Sake: Gives the history, process, variety, and brewing of Japan's national alcoholic beverage.
Edo-Tokyo Museum: Presents 400 years of Edo/Tokyo history. Collection includes original artifacts and reproductions.
Etegami: Shows several examples of ceramic art and traditional postcards.
Explore Japan: Japanese Gardens And Culture: Explore Japanese culture, art, crafts, Japanese gardens, Zen gardens, food and lifestyle.
Fine Arts: Overview of history from stone-age beginnings to contemporary, including painting, sculture, ukiyo-e, architecture, and gardens.
Footmark: Information about the handicrafts of feudal era Japan.
Handicrafts: Short discussion of traditional crafts in the twentieth century.
History of Japanese Incense: Educational webpage on the history and evolution of Japanese incense ceremonies and culture.
Introduction to Japanese Traditional Arts: Theater arts, fine arts and literature, with links.
Japan Corner: Guide to Japanese arts and humanities from the restaurant chain Benihana.
Japan Family Crests: Shows common historical family crests and a lexicon of common names.
Japanese Art Gallery Gemini: Specialiced in netsuke, tsuba, inro, Asian furniture, ukiyo-e, and bronzes.
Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection: 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: 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: Examples from the collection of the California Academy of Science.
Japanese Gardens and the Art of Suggestion: The Japanese see the garden as an interpretation of an idealised understanding of nature. Offers guide to the history and philosophy of Japanese gardens.
Japanese Kimono: Learn about Japanese kimono, fabrics, patterns, kimono robes, yukata, how to wear a kimono, and accessories.
Japannesegirl.info: Early 20th century postcards of Japanese ladies and geisha. Good illustration of fashion and hairdos of the times.
Kagura - The Japanese Ancient Sacred Music: With overview, photos, and Realaudio example of some of Japan's oldest music.
Kasukabe Crafts and Specialities: Pictures and explanation of hagoita battledores, paulownia wood chests and boxes, and straw hats and bags.
Kyoto University Digital Library: Includes full texts of many important literary texts and a searchable database of original materials from the Meiji restoration which can be enlarged and read on the web, as well as some Buddhist sutras.
Michi Online: Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts: 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: Collection of 100 poems in the tanka variety used in Japanese royal courts, compiled from the 7th to the 13th century.
Osaka Cyber Museum: Takeji Iwamiya's photos of the artifacts of traditional Japanese culture.
Rekishi-Kaido: A guide to the history and traditional culture of the Kansai region.
Shinto and Buddhist Corner: A Japanese Buddhism and Shinto art photo dictionary with over 900 photos.
Special Exhibition at the MOA Museum of Art: Exhibition of works from the Edo period reflecting the Japanese view of nature. Illustrated, with explanations.
Tahara: Photographs of traditional construction of Japanese kites, the Tahara.
The Costume Museum - The Rebirth of The Tale of Genji: 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: 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: Includes examples and descriptions of several forms of Japanese traditional arts, crafts, and traditions.
Traditional Infuences on Contemporary Sculpture: Description of Japanese sculpture from "American Memory" - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library [Japan - a country study].
Wa: Shows patterns and designs of Japanese paper, kimono, fabrics, and cards.
World Art Treasures: Slides from the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation collection, illustrating Berger's idea of the fundamental aspects of Japanese art. Mostly sculpture.