Links to references

: 浮世絵検索

Arts and Crafts eng

Japanese Woodblock Print Search (Ukiyo-e Search) accumulates images and information of woodblock prints held by various institutions. It also enables users to search for similar prints

: 早稲田大学演劇博物館デジタル・アーカイブ・コレクション

Arts and Crafts eng

The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Digital Archives Collection is a collection of digital libraries and databases on performance arts. It covers mainly Japanese traditional theatre, but also includes films, modern performances, and materials from other countries.

: Japanese Garden Dictionary

Arts and Crafts eng

The Japanese Garden Dictionary is a specialised glossary pertaining to the history of Japanese gardens. Terms are indexed in both Japanese and English.

: 歴史的音源

Arts and Crafts eng

Rekion, or the Historical Recordings Collection is a digital library comprising of Japanese gramophone records from the early nineteenth century to the end of the 1980s. The library contains about 50,000 recordings, including music and speeches. Copyrighted materials are not available online.

: 古地図コレクション

Maps and Geology jpn

The Old Map Collection of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) includes seventeenth-century astronomical charts to nineteenth century district maps of Edo, created by both Europeans and Japanese people. GSI’s Japanese website offers modern survey maps and aerial photographs .

: アリー・ムバーラク 『エジプト新編地誌』 データベース

Maps and Geology eng

Ali Mubarak’s al-Khitat al-Tawfiqiyya al-Jadida, or Tawfiq’s New Plans, Referring to Egypt’s Ruler at the Time, is a topographical description of Egypt subsequent to the French campaign in Egypt. As of February 2015, it is possible to search for the names of places from the first to the sixth volumes of the text.

Maps and Geology eng

The Japanese Historical Map Collection is a project of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkley; the project exhibits its rare collection of old Japanese maps, most of which were derived from the Mitsui Collection (which had a total of 2,300 maps). It includes maps dating from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century, covering Japan’s three largest cities (Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka) as well as other local cities and tourist maps. High-definition images are provided through the website; however, only low-definition images can be downloaded.

: 文化遺産オンライン

Arts and Crafts jpn

Similar to the Database of Cultural Properties of Japan, Cultural Heritage Online offers a portal for cultural properties in Japan. It also provides maps and information about museums that houses such properties.