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Japanese Arts & Culture
This page is a list of resources that may be of interest concerning Japanese arts, culture, literature, and more.
Magazines/Online Guides - Culture (Sites)
  Japanese Information Network Learn more about Japan on this internet magazine in English and Japanese. Articles of interest, directories, information resources, kids pages, and much, much more.
Horogai Literary Homepage - Kato Koiti, webmaster
HORAGAI is an online magazine presented by Kato Koiti, a japanese critic, which features Isikawa Jun, Abe Kobo and new Japanese writers including recent Akutagawa Award winners.
Look Japan "- [magazine] was established in 1953 by KIMURA Takenori, our chairman and publisher. Originally a broadsheet, LOOK JAPAN carried news of developments in Japanese industry to English-language readers in the United States. Over the years LOOK JAPAN's scope has expanded to include all aspects of life in Japan, with monthly articles—by Japanese and foreign specialists in the field—now covering anything from the latest Cabinet reshuffle to trends in furniture design. Today LOOK JAPAN is a full-color magazine published in English, Chinese, and Spanish-language versions, and is widely read around the world. Articles from the current and past issues of LOOK JAPAN can be viewed on our website. Through lookjapan.com we aim to serve as both a provider of and means of access to Japan-related information. Broadly, we hope to encourage communication and improve understanding between Japan and the rest of the world."
Michi Online - H.E. Davey, President Sennin Foundation
A Journal of Japanese Cultural Arts - Published by the non-profit Sennin Organization. "Michi Online is a gathering place for everyone interested in the cultural arts of Japan. It is both an electronic journal and a collection of online resources for the Japanese arts community." Visual, Literary,Performing, Healing, Martial, Music, Cultural, Religion, Games, Crafts, Art Collecting, Other Arts.
In addition to the articles, you may wish to look at the Art Glossary - which has an alphabetical listing of terms and definitions.
Nipponia - Editor and Publisher: Ishikawa Jun-ichi, Heibonsha Ltd. , a quarterly magazine introducing modern Japan to people all over the world. The online site includes "Haiku in Nature". Downloadable PDF files turn online NIPPONIA into an useful language learning tool: Both the original Japanese text and the English translation can be viewed on a single page. The print version of the magazine is available at Japanese Embassies and Consulates. Heibonsha Ltd. publishes NIPPONIA in Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.
Schawecker's Guide to Japan - An extensive internet guide to everything Japanese. Not only weblinks included to resources in arts, literature and culture, but informative site pages include everything from architecture to recipes to transportation. Pen pals, photo galleries, chat, shop, and even an online "SUMO GAME."
Web Rings & Search Engines/Directories
Haiku-Gallery Webring J., Ringmaster
A Yahoo interent webring for sites pertaining to haiku. Accepting sites that display collections of haiku, or articles, tutorials or reviews about haiku. The poems can be in any language, but English translation must be included.
Japanese Literature Webring Warren Tang, Ringmaster
A Yahoo internet webring for sites pertaining to Japanese literature. This is the best place to list your site, besides dmoz (web directory), if you are the webmaster of a site pertaining to Japanese genres. It is a good place to find ezines and related sites.
japanreference.com web search directory.
Oriental Brushstroke WebRing A group of web sites devoted to oriental brushstroke painting.
Sijo Web Ring Dr. Larry Gross, Ringmaster
A group of web sites pertaining to and/or including the Korean short verse (song), sijo.
Resource Sites
jlit: japanese literature Warren Tang, Webmaster
A resource site for Japanese literature with a great store of weblinks. This is a site that you will return to.
Japanese Studies Web Resources/Language-Literature
University of Toronto Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
A wonderful site for research with links to help you learn Japanese online, read Japanese literature on the internet and much more. A must place to visit.
Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary English, Japanese: romaji and kanji look-up.
Jim Breen's Japanese Page
Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary Server
Jim Breen's Ukiyo-e Gallery
Kyoshi Memorial Museum The website of Kyoshi Memorial Museum, with biography, seasonal haiku by Takahama Kyoshi, "Invitation to Haiku" haiku primer, a short essay on nature; also a page to submit 17 syllable haiku in English. In Japanese and English.
Publishers of Japanese & Japanese-Related Literature in English
Stone Bridge Press Peter Goodman, Editor-in-Chief
Stone Bridge Press, an excellent publishing house of Japanese-related literature, is located n Albany, California, a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area, just north of Berkeley. Categories include language, literature, design, culture, business and manga.
Arts Societies of Japanese/Asian Cultural Interest
Society for Japanese Arts (since 1937)
800 members in 22 countries.
Mr.Pankenstraat 12,
5571 CP Bergeyk
The Netherlands.
E-mail:
Sumi-e Society of America
founded by Professor Motoi Oi in 1963 to:
** to foster and encourage an appreciation of oriental brush painting techniques through publications, workshops, lectures and exhibitions
** to serve as a cultural bridge between East and West
** to furnish information to all persons who wish to learn about this art
Sumi-e Society, Midwest
a branch of the Sumi-e Society of America
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