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Kyoto National Museum - http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/
Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and good explanatory text. |
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - http://www.momat.go.jp/
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. |
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The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto - http://www.momak.go.jp/
20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region. |
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The National Museum of Art, Osaka - http://www.nmao.go.jp/
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. |
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Honolulu Academy of Art - http://www.honoluluacademy.org/
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. Located in Hawaii. |
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Naoshima Standard 2 - http://www.naoshima-is.co.jp/english/
Features participating artists, list of works, and events. Located in Kagawa. |
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Miho Museum - http://www.miho.or.jp/
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. |
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Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art - http://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/museum/
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. Located in Tokyo. |
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Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo - http://www.mmat.jp/
International collection of modern and contemporary art. |
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The Tokugawa Art Museum (Nagoya) - http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/
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. |
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/
20th century art, with an emphasis on works by Hyogo artists. |
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The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art - http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org
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. |
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Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp
Houses collections illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the late 19th century to the present. Located in Nagoya. |
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DNP Gallery - http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/index_e.html
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. |
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Museum of Modern Art: Saitama - http://www.momas.jp/
Contemporary art museum. Includes information on exhibits and educational activities. |
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Nezu Institute of Fine Arts - http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp
Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art. Located in Tokyo. |
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Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography - http://www.japro.com/ueda/
Offers several black and white photos from the collection, as well as 11 color shots of the museum itself. |
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Suntory Museum - http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/smt/
Includes gallery information, IMAX theater, bay area guide, and museum shop. Located in Osaka. |
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Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo) - http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/index_e.html
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. |
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Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art - http://www.mimoca.org/index_e.html
Located in Kagawa Prefecture. Includes an online gallery with about 100 of Inokuma's works. |
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Noto Cultural & Recreational Guide - http://hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/noto-area/museum.html
Descriptive list of museums on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. |
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Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art - http://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/
Collection includes 17th century Japanese screens, French Impressionists, Kandinsky, and Stella's mixed media works. Illustrated samples from the various collections. Located in Chiba Prefecture. |
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The Niigata Prefectual Museum of Modern Art (Nagaoka) - http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/niigata/niigata-e.html
Features permanent exhibits of modern Asian art as well as admissions and events information. |
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Sakura City Museum of Contemporary Art - http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/sakura/sakura-e.html
Modern, as well as contemporary, art, mostly from the Chiba area. Occasional exhibits of works from other parts of the world. |
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The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art - http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/okayama/okayama-e.html
Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama. |