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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 Jordan Lee W.,
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 webmaster:kyoshi@as.email.ne.jp
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: sja@xs4all
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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