- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nagoya City Art Museum
Features predominantly contemporary and modern works.
www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp
- Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Includes new releases, lecture information, exhibition announcements, and more.
faam.city.fukuoka.jp
- Yokohama Science Center
www.city.yokohama.jp/yhspot/ysc/ysc/ysc.html
- John Lennon Museum
Japanese museum established to preserve knowledge of Lennon's music and life.
www.taisei.co.jp/museum/index_e.html
- Fukuyama Auto and Clock Museum
Exhibits classic cars and clocks, as well as wax figures, cameras, and music boxes.
www.facm.net
- 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
- Nagakute Cultural Center
Includes an outline of the facilities, photos, and more.
www.bunka.nagakute.aichi.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
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