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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
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Traditional Arts & Crafts of Japan
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General Traditional Theater Traditional Music
Bonsai & Flower Arrangement Tea Ceremony Sword Making
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General
Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts An illustrated guide to traditional crafts with clickable map
Traditional Performing Arts in Japan A brief introduction to traditional Japanese theater & music
Content-Rich The Virtual Museum of Traditional Japanese Arts Produced for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Kodansha International Ltd.: Fine arts; crafts; performing arts; pastimes; martial arts
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Traditional Theater
Background to Noh-Kyogen A detailed introduction with images
A Brief Introduction to the History of Bunraku An essay on puppet theater by Matthew Johnson
Bunraku Kyokai Introduction to the theater form combining the arts of narration, shamisen & puppetry
Japanese Theatre Index Articles compiled by TheatreHistory.com
Kabuki for Everyone Online theater with images & video clips, audio files, bibliography, essays on the history & practice of kabuki, & traditional Japanese theater links
The Kabuki Story "A project for schools exploring Edo period Japan via one of its major art forms"
Kabuki: Traditional Theatrical Arts An essay courtesy of the International Society for Educational Information, Inc., Tokyo
The Microcosm of Noh: The Palace of Hana & Yugen History & practice of Noh, glossary, bibliography, & other Noh-related information
Noh Dancing An analysis by Don Herbison-Evans
Noh Plays 13 Noh plays with Japanese text & English translations; technical terms; glossary
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Traditional Music
Japanese Classical Music NPR report by Bryan Shih on the transformation of Japanese classical music by non-traditional musicians (Aug. 24, 2003; streaming audio)
The Rolling Thunder Taiko Resource "dedicated to gathering and sharing information about taiko," "both the modern art of taiko drumming (kumi-daiko), and ... the taiko drums themselves"
Shiotakas Space: Social and Musical Interaction in a Tokyo Live House Marika Leininger-Ogawa on Waon, venue for performance of hgaku (traditional Japanese music), & musicking at concerts by biwa musician Shiotaka Kazuyuki (Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia in Canberra, 2004; PDF format)
Taiko Resource: Taiko Overview & History History of & research on taiko drumming; glossary
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Bonsai & Flower Arrangement
Bonsai: Worlds Within Worlds Andy Rutledge's photos "showcas[ing] excellent bonsai from the very best artists in the world"
Bonsai Web Virtual show, critique, marketplace, monthly care guidelines, clubs & organizations
Ikebana International International organization of lovers of Japanese flower arrangement: history, schools, events & exhibitions
Japanese Flower Arrangement Online exhibition of flowers, plants, & flower arrangement
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Tea Ceremony
Cha No Yu An introduction to the Japanese tea ceremony with links, bibliography, & glossary
Chado, the Way of Tea in the Middle of the Cornfields The history, principles & experience of the tea ceremony, with interpretations by University of Illinois students in Kimiko Gunji's class
Tea Ceremony - TeaHyakka Magazine- The Encyclopedia of Japanese Tea Ceremony (in English & Japanese) Articles on the art & practice of the tea ceremony
Wikipedia: Japanese tea ceremony Types of the tea ceremony & its connections to various aspects of Japanese culture
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Sword Making
The Japanese Sword Index History & care, identification, clubs, references, links, swordsmiths & their signatures, & articles by Clive Sinclaire
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Miscellaneous
All About Japanese Hina Dolls A Kyoto National Museum guide to Japanese family dolls
The Doll Theater Selected images of Bunraku puppets in the Whitman College collections
e-yakimono.net: Japanese Pottery Information Center (in English & Japanese) "a multi-lingual alliance devoted to bringing people everywhere the best in traditional and modern Japanese ceramics," including a guidebook with "descriptions for more than 40 ceramic styles, along with nearly 200 photos"
A History of Kimono Hypertext history with photographs of kimono from the Jomon period to the present
International Netsuke Society "Devoted to the Study & Collection of Netsuke," a form of miniature sculpture
Kimono, Kimono Fabric, Yukata and Japanese Clothing "info on Japanese kimono, Japanese clothing, kimono fabrics, patterns and Japanese yukata robes"
Japanese Ceramics Morgan Pitelka's compilation of resources on Japanese ceramics & tea culture
JP NET Kimono Hypertext History of kimono; kimono for men, women, & children
Joseph Wu's Origami Page Photo galleries, files & diagrams, history, links, & miscellaneous information on origami
The Karakuri Images of carriage puppets & rooms puppets with commentary
Living with Washi The history & contemporary practice of paper culture, & the spirit of washi in daily life
Noh Mask Home Page Introductory essay & collection of historical character masks
Period Japanese Clothing Essays on Japanese period clothing with photo gallery, written for reenactment groups
Yamaha: a Full Lineup of Fun Paper Craft Instructions on crafting motorcycles, drag racers, rare animals of Japan & the world, & symbols of the seasons out of paper
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