Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Web Japan: Overview of Ceramics
This site gives an overview of ceramics in Japan. Explaining the history of ceramic production dating as far back as 10,000 B.C.
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Ruth Asawa: Asawa's Art
An inspiring story of how this artist came to be during a difficult time in her life and an uncertain time in America. She is mostly known for her crocheted wire sculptures and her fountains.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Hishikawa Moronobu
This site offers links to images in museums and galleries and articles on the artist.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Marble a Fabric Gift Wrap
Create your own gift wrap using this art activity. This website provides detailed instruction for making "marbled" fabric and paper. Included is information for purchasing materials for marbling.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Artist's Children in the Japanese Salon
An image of "The Artist's Children in the Japanese Salon", created by Mariano Fortuny Y Marsal in 1874 (Oil on canvas, 44 x 93 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Camille Monet in Japanese Costume (La Japonaise)
An image of "Camille Monet in Japanese Costume (La Japonaise)", created by Claude Monet in 1876 (Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Japanese Woman
An image of "Japanese Woman", created by Bertalan Szekely in 1903 (Oil on canvas, 168 x 120 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Japanese Bridge
An image of "The Japanese Bridge", created by Claude Monet in 1922 (Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm).
Yale University
E.e. Cummings and Gertrude Stein
This site, maintained by Yale's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, discusses the influence of Chinese and Japanese art on Cummings' poems and paintings. Offers one example of each along with brief commentary.
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Isshin Ryu World Karate Association
This site is about the Isshin-Ryu World Karate Association, located in Japan. It contains videos, seminars, and tournament information.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
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Sumo Faq: History
The site gives an extensive lesson of how Sumo Wrestling came to Japan in the 8th century. It also contains links to further information.
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International Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate Federation
This is one of the older karate organizations founded in Okinawa. Its goal is to teach the traditional style of its ancestors.
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United States Isshinryu Association
The organization seeks to teach traditional Isshinryu karate to its students. The site contains the history and mission of the organization.
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Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Thousand Paper Cranes
This historical fiction lesson plan is for students reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, in which they can discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact as well as other themes.
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Joseph Wu Origami: What Is Origami?
A brief history of the art of Origami by Joseph Wu. Basic techniques, types of paper, and terminology are discussed.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Web Japan: Nipponia
Nipponia is an online magazine, published quarterly, that introduces modern Japan to people all over the world. Browse articles on life and culture, travel and history, science and technology, art and entertainment, nature and geography,...
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Artizon Museum, Tokyo, Japan
The Artizon's online English-language home provides access to its collection, which is focussed primarily on the art of the impressionists, the post-impressionists, and twentieth-century Western masters. Most examples are accompanied by...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Admiral Heihachiro Togo
(1847-1934) Japanese Admiral who served the Imperial Japanese Navy
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Japan
Read a short essay on Japan's geography and how it affected the culture of Japan.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Kuroki
(1845- ) Japanese general
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Heihachiro Togo
(1847-1917) Admiral Togo was a Japanese naval commander.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ito Hirobumi
A Japanese politician and the country's first Prime Minister.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marquis Ito
(1841-1909) Japanese statesman who was a prominent figure in the modernization of Japan or the Meiji period
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