Houses collections illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the late 19th century to the present.

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.

Museum in a Hokkaido town which calls itself the ''Photo Town''. Specializes in sculpture and, of course, photography. Has an unusual feature: a ''Civilians' Corner'', which presents constantly changing exhibits of local residents' work.

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.

20th century art, with an emphasis on works by Hyogo artists.

Duke University links, organized by type and location.

Descriptive list of museums in this region of Ishikawa Prefecture.

Descriptive list of museums in this area of Ishikawa Prefecture.

Collection includes 17th century Japanese screens, French Impressionists, Kandinsky, and Stella's mixed media works. Illustrated samples from the various collections.

Emphasizes the use of modern media technology to record, research and present the art of the past.

Collection comprises mainly Shunsen Natori's woodblock prints of kabuki actors, in addition to Japanese style paintings, book illustrations and bindings. Includes hours and admission fees.

Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and good explanatory text.

Located in Kagawa Prefecture. Includes an online gallery with about 100 of Inokuma's works.

International collection of modern and contemporary art.

Japanese and European art from the Meji period to the present. Several samples from the collection, with enlargements.

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.

List of Japanese museums by area. States when a site is in Japanese only, but some of the other pages contain much more Japanese text than English.

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.

Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art.

Descriptive list of museums on the Noto Penninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Contemporary art museum. Includes information on exhibits and educational activities.

Modern, as well as contporary, art, mostly from the Chiba area. Occasional exhibits of works from other parts of the world.

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.

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.

Offers several black and white photos from the collection, as well as 11 color shots of the museum itself.

Traditional and contemporary art and crafts, with an emphasis on local works.

Located in Matsumoto City, in Nagano, showcasing the collection of the Sakai family over several generations. Images and information.

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.

20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region.

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.

Features permanent exhibits of modern Asian art as well as admissions and events information.

Japanese and international art, with an emphasis on artists connected with Okayama.

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.

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.

Paintings and sculptures by artists of the Yamaguchi area.

Specializes in modern and contemporary arts, including photography, with an emphasis on works connected with Yokohama in some way.