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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.
http://www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp/site/page/English/kanko/shunsen/
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Noto Cultural & Recreational Guide
Descriptive list of museums on the Noto Penninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/e_point/p_noto/peot-reh/peot-reh.htm
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Kanazawa Cultural & Recreational Guide
Descriptive list of museums in this area of Ishikawa Prefecture.
http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/e_point/p_kana/pean-reh/pean-reh.htm
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Kaga Cultural and Recreational Guide
Descriptive list of museums in this region of Ishikawa Prefecture.
http://www.hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/e_point/p_kaga/peag-reh/peag-reh.htm
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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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.
http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/eng/
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The National Museum of Art, Osaka
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.
http://www.nmao.go.jp/
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Honolulu Academy of Art
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.
http://honoluluacademy.org
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
Paintings and sculptures by artists of the Yamaguchi area.
http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/gyosei/common-files/sisetu/yamaart/e4yamart.htm
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Yokohama Museum of Art
Specializes in modern and contemporary arts, including photography, with an emphasis on works
connected with Yokohama in some way.
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/yhspot/art-e.html
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Suntory Museum Tempozan (Osaka)
http://www.suntory.co.jp/culture/smt/index1.html
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Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography
Offers several black and white photos from the collection, as well as 11 color shots of the museum
itself.
http://www.kishimoto.net/site/page/ueda/english/
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Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art
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.
http://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/museum/
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Saitama Museum of Contemporary Art (Urawa-shi)
Contemporary art museum. Includes information on exhibits and educational activities.
http://www.saitama-j.or.jp/~momas/
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Kawasaki City Museum
Emphasizes the use of modern media technology to record, research and present the art of the past.
http://home.catv.ne.jp/hh/kcm/
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
20th century art, with an emphasis on works by Hyogo artists.
http://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/
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Higashikawa Culture Gallery
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.
http://town.higashikawa.hokkaido.jp/en/gallery/index.htm
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Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
Houses collections illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from
the late 19th century to the present.
http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp
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The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
Located in Matsumoto City, in Nagano, showcasing the collection of the Sakai family over several
generations. Images and information.
http://www.cjn.or.jp/ukiyo-e/index.html
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The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/okayama/okayama-e.html
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Mie Prefectural Art Museum
Japanese and European art from the Meji period to the present. Several samples from the
collection, with enlargements.
http://www.u-net.or.jp/~miekenbi/E_miekenbi.htm
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Miho Museum
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.
http://www.miho.or.jp/
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Takaoka Art Museum (Toyama)
Traditional and contemporary art and crafts, with an emphasis on local works.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/takaoka/takaoka-e.html
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Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art.
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/index_e.html
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Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art
Located in Kagawa Prefecture. Includes an online gallery with about 100 of Inokuma's works.
http://web.infoweb.ne.jp/MIMOCA/index_e.html
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Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo
International collection of modern and contemporary art.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/meguro/meguro-e.html
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
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.
http://www.momat.go.jp/
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The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art
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.
http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org
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Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo)
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.
http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/main_e.htm
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Sakura City Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern, as well as contporary, art, mostly from the Chiba area. Occasional exhibits of works from
other parts of the world.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/sakura/sakura-e.html
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Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
Collection includes 17th century Japanese screens, French Impressionists, Kandinsky, and Stella's
mixed media works. Illustrated samples from the various collections.
http://www.dic.co.jp/museum/index-e.html
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DNP Gallery
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.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/contents_e.html
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The Niigata Prefectual Museum of Modern Art (Nagaoka)
Features permanent exhibits of modern Asian art as well as admissions and events information.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/niigata/niigata-e.html
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Museum Information Japan
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.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/icc-e.html
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Japanese Museums
Duke University links, organized by type and location.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/museums.htm
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai
region.
http://www.momak.go.jp/
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Kyoto National Museum
Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both
good enlargements and good explanatory text.
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
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The Tokugawa Art Museum (Nagoya)
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.
http://www.cjn.or.jp/tokugawa/index.html
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