Web Directory

» Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art
   Houses collections illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the late 19th century to the present. Located in Nagoya.
   http://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp/

» DNP Gallery
   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.
   http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/index_e.html

» Honolulu Academy of Art
   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.
   http://www.honoluluacademy.org/

» Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
   20th century art, with an emphasis on works by Hyogo artists.
   http://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp/

» Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art
   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.
   http://kawamura-museum.dic.co.jp/en/

» Kyoto National Museum
   Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and good explanatory text.
   http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/

» Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art
   Located in Kagawa Prefecture. Includes an online gallery with about 100 of Inokuma's works.
   http://www.mimoca.org/index_e.html

» Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo
   International collection of modern and contemporary art.
   http://www.mmat.jp

» Miho Museum
   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.
   http://www.miho.or.jp/

» Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
   Opened in 1995. Art of the last 50 years. Interesting photos of the building itself; only a few pics from the exhibits, and the text for those is Japanese.
   http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/

» Museum of Modern Art: Saitama
   Contemporary art museum. Includes information on exhibits and educational activities.
   http://www.momas.jp/

» Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
   Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art. Located in Tokyo.
   http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/

» Noto Cultural & Recreational Guide
   Descriptive list of museums on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
   http://hot-ishikawa.jp/f-lang/english/noto-area/museum.html

» Sakura City Museum of Contemporary Art
   Modern, as well as contemporary, art, mostly from the Chiba area. Occasional exhibits of works from other parts of the world.
   http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/sakura/sakura-e.html

» Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art
   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.
   http://www.sompo-japan.co.jp/museum/

» Setagaya Art Museum (Tokyo)
   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.
   http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/index_e.html

» Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography
   Offers several black and white photos from the collection, as well as 11 color shots of the museum itself.
   http://www.japro.com/ueda/

» Suntory Museum
   Includes gallery information, IMAX theater, bay area guide, and museum shop. Located in Osaka.
   http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/smt/

» Takaoka Art Museum (Toyama)
   Traditional and contemporary art and crafts, with an emphasis on local works.
   http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/takaoka/takaoka-e.html

» The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
   Located in Matsumoto City, in Nagano, showcasing the collection of the Sakai family over several generations. Images and information.
   http://www.ukiyo-e.co.jp/jum-e/

» The National Museum of Art, Osaka
   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.
   http://www.nmao.go.jp/

» The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
   20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region.
   http://www.momak.go.jp/

» The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
   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.
   http://www.momat.go.jp/

» The Niigata Prefectual Museum of Modern Art (Nagaoka)
   Features permanent exhibits of modern Asian art as well as admissions and events information.
   http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/niigata/niigata-e.html

» The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
   Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.
   http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/okayama/okayama-e.html

» The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art
   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.
   http://www.shermanleeinstitute.org

» The Tokugawa Art Museum (Nagoya)
   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
   http://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/

» Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
   Paintings and sculptures by artists of the Yamaguchi area.
   http://www.pref.yamaguchi.jp/gyosei/common-files/sisetu/yamaart/e4yamart.htm