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Miscellaneous Sumo Web! http://www.sumoweb.com/ SumoWeb! is by far the best sumo resource on the web for both newbies and hardcore aficionados. You can find the latest Makuuchi Division statistics (including photos of all your favorite rikishi), ask the "Sumo Guru" a question, enjoy a variety of original articles and essays, or brush up on sumo terminology. The next best thing to being at the basho. Sony Music Japan http://www.sme.co.jp/index2.html Toshiba EMI Homepage (only in Japanese) http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/ BMG Japan – Click to Music Japan (only in Japanese) http://www.c2m-jp.com/ J-Garden Home – The Japanese Garden Database http://www.jgarden.org/ A repository of information on the historical gardens of Japan. It is a non-profit, educational web site that seeks to provide information on a selection of outstanding examples of garden art found in Japan. The Japan Foundation Homepage http://www.jpf.go.jp/ Organization for international cultural exchange in Japan. Carries out a broad variety of cultural-exchange programs ranging from Japanese studies and Japanese-language education to the arts, publication, audio-visual media, sports, and general life culture. Network Sophia Part Two (All About Japan) http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~etshioda/index.html Information on Japanese Customs, Japan Trivia, Japanese Foods, Photos related to Japan, World wide Pen Pal Books and Translation Service Japanese Culture http://japaneseculture.about.com/culture/japaneseculture/ Offers original articles and subject links covering all aspects of Japan and Japanese culture: art, architecture, arts and crafts, ceramics, music, history, folk stories, women's issues, minorities and more. Online Guide to Anime and Manga http://otakuworld.com/ J-Pop.com Online http://www.j-pop.com/ Everything on j-pop, japanese video games, anime, mangas. Michi Online – Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts http://www.michionline.org/ A site with information on a wide range of cultural and artistic topics. Includes an electronic journal of the Japanese cultural arts, and excerpts from books and articles dealing with Japanese culture. Virtual Edo http://www.us-japan.org/EdoMatsu/ Take a beautiful multimedia tour through 18th century Edo (the predecessor to modern-day Tokyo). Web enthusiast and historian Matsushima Ken has built a detailed digital reproduction of life in the Japanese capital at the cusp of the modern era. Using period artwork and extensive high-quality narrative, Matsushima brings the Edo of the Tokugawa shogunate alive again. Kabuki for Everyone http://www.fix.co.jp/kabuki/kabuki.html Ichimura Manjiro, famed for his female kabuki roles, gives a personal tour and history of the kabuki art form. Beautiful multimedia presentation. Performing Arts Report Japan http://www.us-japan.org/najas/arts/najas.html As part of its Performing Arts Japan Initiative, the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) commissioned this report on the current state of performing arts in Japan. Authored by arts expert and renowned shakuhachi flute master Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, the report gives an excellent introduction to various styles and schools of drama, dance and music in the modern practice ofthese traditional forms. The Initiative seeks to provide opportunities for Americans outside of the largest urban areas to experience traditional Japanese performance through improving the grassroots connections between US local/regional arts presenters and Japanese artists. Art – the Magazine http://www.art-themagazine.com/ International, web enabled group of people devoted to the arts, committed to the free and open expression of contemporary art issues, and the promulgation of art related material on the internet. The Goethe Institute Tokyo http://www.goethe.de/os/tok/ Cultural program, German language classes, library and information |
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http://www.idemitsu.co.jp/museum Suntory Museum of Arts http://www.suntory.co.jp/sma/ Science Museum http://www.jsf.or.jp/ |
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http://www.tef.or.jp/mot Edo-Tokyo Museum http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum http://www.nc-net.or.jp/~techno |
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http://www.taro-okamoto.or.jp/ The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan) http://www.race.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mingeikan Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography http://www.tokyo-photo-museum.or.jp |
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http://www.yasuda.co.jp/index_e.html Chihiro Art Museum Tokyo http://www.chihiro.or.jp |
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http://www.megurogajoen.co.jp Hara Museum of Contemporary Art http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/ |
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http://www.nmwa.go.jp/ Tokyo National Museum http://www.tnm.go.jp/ |
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Libraries Asia Centre Library http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/region/asia/lib.html The Japan Foundation Asia Centre Library maintains a collection on Asian culture and arts, with a special focus on Southeast Asia. The library is located next to, and is run by,the Japan Foundation Asia Centre, and is open to the general public. National Diet Library Japan http://www.ndl.go.jp/e/index.html More than 1,3 Million books in western languages. La Bibliothèque de la Maison Franco –Japonnaise http://www.mfj.gr.jp/fr/bibl-f.html Spécialisée principalement dans le domaine des sciences humaines,des sciences sociales et économiques, la bibliothèque de laMaison franco-japonaise propose à tous les lecteurs une collection de 40 000 ouvrages. The British Council in Japan http://www.britishcouncil.org/japan/eng/ Good collection of books and magazines. The Goethe Institute Tokyo http://www.goethe.de/os/tok/deibib.htm Informationen über Deutschland in deutscher und japanischer Sprache. Recherchen zu deutschlandbezogenen Themen. Auskunft und Beratung bei einem persönlichen Besuch, telefonisch, per Fax oder e-mail. Online - Recherche der deutschen Neuzugänge seit 1993. 20.000 Bücher, Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, CDs, CD-ROM, Tonkassetten und Videos zur Ausleihe. Listen der Bücher und Medien per e-mail. Library of the DIJ – Deutsches Institut fuer Japanstudien http://www.dijtokyo.org/ Deutsche Literatur über Japan, zu den deutsch-japanischen Beziehungen, japanischer Kultur, Literatur, Sprache, Geschichte, Gesellschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft und Recht etc. Darüber hinaus sammelt die Bibliothek unter dem Titel Hilfsmittel der Japanforschung japanbezogene Nachschlagewerke, wie zum Beispiel Bibliographien, Enzyklopädien, (Spezial-) Wörterbücher und Zeichenlexika. The Japan Foundation Library http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/learn/library/libindex.html Open only to foreigners. Holds some 30’000 English books. The Tokyo American Centre http://www.usembassy.state.gov/tokyo/wwwh1300.html Provides library, research services and hosts a number of programs on topics related to the U.S. and U.S.-Japan relations The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library http://www.library.metro.tokyo.jp/1b/ |
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TV NHK – Japan Broad Casting System http://www.nhk.or.jp/index-e.html Nippon Television Network Co-operation http://www.ntv.co.jp/eng/index2.html Homepage for the Nippon Network Television Corporation. TBS – Tokyo Broadcasting System Internet http://www.tbs.co.jp/index.html The Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. main page, with program information. |
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