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National Treasures of Japan — For the informal term of Preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties, see Living National Treasures of Japan … Wikipedia
List of museums — This list of museums is defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make … Wikipedia
Shōsōin — The nihongo|Shōsōin|正倉院 is the treasure house that belongs to Tōdai ji, Naracite web|title=nihongo2|正倉院ホームページ (Shōsōin Homepage, Imperial Household Agency (Japan))|language=Japanese|url=http://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/|accessdate = 2007 03 12] [… … Wikipedia
Japanese museums — Japan was introduced to the idea of Western style museums (hakubutsukan 博物館) as early as the Bakumatsu (幕末 ) period through Dutch Studies. Upon the conclusion of the US Japan Amity Treaty in 1858, a Japanese delegation to America observed Western … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Japan — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Cultural Properties of Japan — The Protection of Cultural Properties logo represents a tokyō (斗きょう?), an element of Japanese architecture which stands for the … Wikipedia
The Diary of Lady Murasaki — Murasaki Shikibu depicted in c. 1765 ink and color Nishiki e by Komatsuken. The Diary of Lady Murasaki (紫式部日記 Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) records the daily life of the Heian era lady in waiting and writer, Lady Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of … Wikipedia
