- Kyoto National Museum
Repository of Japanese and East Asian art. Extensive site includes detailed images, articles for children, and online exhibitions.
www.kyohaku.go.jp
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
Exhibits over 2,500 original prints, scrolls, kimonos, and other relics from the Edo-Tokyo area. Also in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Features three different galleries with one dedicated to image and technology.
www.syabi.com
- Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Permanent collection includes works from Asia, the Americas and Europe, and focuses on the diversity of post-1950 developments in art.
www.haramuseum.or.jp
- Blue Note Tokyo
Club featuring international jazz talent.
www.bluenote.co.jp
- Museum Meiji-mura
Open-air museum preserving and exhibiting Japanese architecture of the Meiji period (1868-1912). Includes map, photos, and visitor information.
www.meijimura.com
- InterCommunication Center
Aims to promote dialogue between science, technology, art, and culture.
www.ntticc.or.jp
- Hakone Open-Air Museum, The
Home to outdoor displays of sculpture and indoor galleries with works by renowned Japanese and foreign artists. Situated in a national park.
www.hakone-oam.or.jp
- Meiji Jingu Shrine
Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. Includes history, photographs, and guide to the memorial and its gardens.
www.meijijingu.or.jp
- Club Asia
www.clubasia.co.jp
- Zepp
Venue for live music in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Sendai, Sapporo, and Osaka.
www.zepp.co.jp
- Naoshima Cultural Village
Situated on an island in the Inland Sea and home to campgrounds and Benesse House, a fine arts museum that is also a hotel.
www.naoshima-is.co.jp
- Mint Bureau
www.mint.go.jp
- New National Theater, Tokyo
Home to opera, ballet, and other performances. Has a full-service restaurant.
www.nntt.jac.go.jp
- Tokyo Food Page
Dining guide with mini-reviews and breakdowns of cuisine by type; also has features on things food-related.
www.bento.com/tokyofood.html
- Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Sister museum of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA).
www.nagoya-boston.or.jp
- Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (APMA)
Houses achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the late 19th century to the present day.
www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp
- Short Shorts Film Festival
Annual short film festival in Japan and Los Angeles featuring films from around the world.
www.shortshorts.org
- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Includes new releases, lecture information, exhibition announcements, and more.
faam.city.fukuoka.jp
- Nagoya City Art Museum
Features predominantly contemporary and modern works.
www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp
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