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Japan travel guide
For a country that lived in self-imposed
isolation until 150 years ago, Japan has not hesitated in making up for
lost time since the world came calling.
More about Japan
- Around Tokyo
- Central Honshu
- Hokkaido
- Kansai
- Kyushu
- Northern Honshu
- Okinawa
- Shikoku
- Tokyo
- Western Honshu
Japanese museums
Kyoto
National Museum - http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy,
and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements
and good explanatory text. |
The
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto - http://www.momak.go.jp/
20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis
on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region. |
The
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - http://www.momat.go.jp/
Japan's first national art museum includes the
collection and preservation of works of art, craft, and film
as well as of related materials; surveys and research on these
works; and exhibitions and screenings organized for the public. |
Miho
Museum - http://www.miho.or.jp/
Shiga Prefecture. Housed in a building designed
by I. M. Pei, the Miho collects and exhibits Japanese and international
art, including a large collection of lacquerware. |
The
Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art - http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org
Collection of paintings, sculpture, and decorative
arts representing artistic activity in Japan from the 10th
into the 21th century. Includes virtual tour and membership
application. Located in Hanford, California. |
The
National Museum of Art, Osaka - http://www.nmao.go.jp/
Exhibits show the development of Japanese art,
without restriction of time periods or regional divisions,
in relation to the rest of the world. Permanent exhibits include
fine collection of contemporary Japanese art. |
Museum
Information Japan - http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/icc-e.html
List of Japanese museums by area. States when
a site is in Japanese only, but some of the other pages contain
much more Japanese text than English. |
Museum
of Contemporary Art Tokyo - http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/eng/
Opened in 1995. Art of the last 50 years. Interesting
photos of the building itself; only a few pics from the exhibits,
and the text for those is Japanese. |
Honolulu
Academy of Art - http://honoluluacademy.org
Museum of international art housing over 34,000
objects. The museum is known for its important Asian holdings,
including the James Michener Collection of Japanese woodblock
prints. |
The
Tokugawa Art Museum (Nagoya) - http://www.cjn.or.jp/tokugawa/index.html
Collection based on the personal holdings of
the Owari branch of the Tokugawa family (furniture, armor,
swords, fine art, and the items of daily life). Artifacts are
displayed in galleries which reconstruct their original settings
in order to accord with the importance of the sense of placement
in Japanese aesthetics. |
Seiji
Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art - http://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/museum/
The museum's core collection is comprised of
the works of Seiji Togo, a noted Japanese artist. Togo donated
some 200 of his own works to the museum, along with his collection
of over 250 works by other Japanese and foreign artists. |
Hyogo
Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/
20th century art, with an emphasis on works
by Hyogo artists. |
The
Japan Ukiyo-e Museum - http://www.cjn.or.jp/ukiyo-e/index.html
Located in Matsumoto City, in Nagano, showcasing
the collection of the Sakai family over several generations.
Images and information. |
DNP
Gallery - http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/contents_e.html
Information on three graphic arts museums: the
Ginza Graphic Gallery of Tokyo, the DDD of Osaka, and the Center
for Contemporary Graphic Art of Fukushima. |
Nezu
Institute of Fine Arts - http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/index_e.html
Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture,
ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art. |
Yokohama
Museum of Art - http://www.yma.city.yokohama.jp/en/index.html
Specializes in modern and contemporary arts,
including photography, with an emphasis on works connected
with Yokohama in some way. |
Marugame
Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art - http://web.infoweb.ne.jp/MIMOCA/index_e.html
Located in Kagawa Prefecture. Includes an online
gallery with about 100 of Inokuma's works. |
Setagaya
Art Museum (Tokyo) - http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/main_e.htm
From the prehistoric to the contemporary, with
an emphasis on works with an element of naivete. The Mukai
Junkichi Annex celebrates the life and work of a 20th century
painter whose main passion was recording the thatched roof
farmhouses of Japan. |
Aichi
Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp
Houses collections illustrating major achievements
in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the late 19th
century to the present. |
Kawasaki
City Museum - http://home.catv.ne.jp/hh/kcm/
Emphasizes the use of modern media technology
to record, research and present the art of the past. |
Kawamura
Memorial Museum of Art - http://www.dic.co.jp/museum/index-e.html
Collection includes 17th century Japanese screens,
French Impressionists, Kandinsky, and Stella's mixed media
works. Illustrated samples from the various collections. |
Kaga
Cultural and Recreational Guide - http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/e_point/p_kaga/peag-reh/peag-reh.htm
Descriptive list of museums in this region of
Ishikawa Prefecture. |
Kanazawa
Cultural & Recreational Guide - http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/e_point/p_kana/pean-reh/pean-reh.htm
Descriptive list of museums in this area of
Ishikawa Prefecture. |
Mie
Prefectural Art Museum - http://www.u-net.or.jp/~miekenbi/E_miekenbi.htm
Japanese and European art from the Meji period
to the present. Several samples from the collection, with enlargements. |
The
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/okayama/okayama-e.html
Japanese and international art, with an emphasis
on artists connected with Okayama. |
Higashikawa
Culture Gallery - http://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/en/gallery/index.htm
Museum in a Hokkaido town which calls itself
the ''Photo Town''. Specializes in sculpture and, of course,
photography. Has an unusual feature: a ''Civilians' Corner'',
which presents constantly changing exhibits of local residents'
work. |
Kushigata
Shunsen Museum of Fine Arts - http://www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/site/page/English/kanko/shunsen/
Collection comprises mainly Shunsen Natori's
woodblock prints of kabuki actors, in addition to Japanese
style paintings, book illustrations and bindings. Includes
hours and admission fees. |
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