- A-Bomb WWW Museum
Includes a description of the first atomic bomb, photos from the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and interviews with A-bomb survivors.
www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB
- 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
- Art Tower Mito (ATM)
Contemporary art center showcasing the works of modern artists from around the world. Located in Mito, Japan.
www.soum.co.jp/mito/art/gallery-e.html
- Bank of Japan Currency Museum
Online gallery with selected items on display from the museum's collection; includes a detailed history on Japanese currency.
www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english_htmls/index.htm
- CCA Kitakyushu
Gallery and institute for study and research in contemporary art. Offering post-graduate programs for younger artists and curators.
www.CCA-KITAKYUSHU.ORG
- Chihiro Art Museum
Featuring the works of Chihiro Iwasaki.
www.chihiro.or.jp
- Costume Museum
Exhibits include a recreation of Hikaru Genji's Mansion, Rokujyo-in, in one-quarter scale.
www.iz2.or.jp/english/index.htm
- 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
- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Includes new releases, lecture information, exhibition announcements, and more.
faam.city.fukuoka.jp
- Fukuyama Auto and Clock Museum
Exhibits classic cars and clocks, as well as wax figures, cameras, and music boxes.
www.facm.net
- 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
- 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
- InterCommunication Center
Aims to promote dialogue between science, technology, art, and culture.
www.ntticc.or.jp
- John Lennon Museum
Japanese museum established to preserve knowledge of Lennon's music and life.
www.taisei.co.jp/museum/index_e.html
- Kurashiki
Information and movies on sightseeing, city history, historical quarter, events, crafts, and more. Details provided for the Museum of Folk Craft, the Ohara Museum of Art, and Japanese Rural Toy Museum.
iwe.kusa.ac.jp/KRSK.html
- 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
- Kyoto University Museum
Maintains cultural, natural and technological historical collections.
inet.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html
- Mint Bureau
www.mint.go.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
- Museum of Art, Kochi
Information on hours, exhibitions, and workshops.
www2.net-kochi.gr.jp/~kenbunka/museum/english_page/welcome.htm
- Museum of The Little Prince in Hakone, The
Museum dedicated to Antoine de Saint-Exupery and his story, The Little Prince. Includes a virtual tour.
www.tbs.co.jp/l-prince/en
- Nagakute Cultural Center
Includes an outline of the facilities, photos, and more.
www.bunka.nagakute.aichi.jp
- Nagoya City Art Museum
Features predominantly contemporary and modern works.
www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp
- Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Sister museum of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA).
www.nagoya-boston.or.jp
- Nakaaoto Elementary School Kids' Gallery
Online student gallery from this school in Tokyo; represents grade levels one through six.
www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/artcommunal/mypage.htm
- 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
- National Science Museum, The
With exhibits explaining the evolution of living things, the flora and fauna of Japan, and meteorites and the solar system.
www.kahaku.go.jp
- Osaka Museum of Natural History
Guide to the museum's collection, activities, and special exhibitions.
www.mus-nh.city.osaka.jp/english/omnh-e-home.html
- Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum: A Cultural Monument
One traveler's account of the comics and animation museum in Takarazuka, Japan.
www.awn.com/mag/issue3.5/3.5pages/3.5leger.html
- Paper Museum
Preserves the traditions and ways of making Tosa-shi (washi from Tosa). Site offers information on the history, processes, and uses of washi.
www.papermuseum.jp/general.htm
- Sapporo Art Park
Open-air exhibition of sculptures, indoor galleries, art studios, and events. In English and Japanese.
www.artpark.or.jp
- Suntory Museum of Art
Taking as its theme "beauty in everyday life," the Museum has concentrated on collecting and showing the arts and crafts of old Japan, including paintings, ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, and glassware.
www.suntory.co.jp/sma
- Tobacco and Salt Museum
Permananent exhibitions include the history of tobacco, Japanese tobacco pipes, and salt production and resources.
www.jtnet.ad.jp/WWW/JT/Culture/museum
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Features three different galleries with one dedicated to image and technology.
www.syabi.com
- Toyota Automobile Museum
Houses Japanese, American, and European cars from the late 1800s to the present.
www.toyota.co.jp/Museum
- Yokohama Science Center
www.city.yokohama.jp/yhspot/ysc/ysc/ysc.html
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