This page links to other websites with information about cultural properties in Japan and abroad.
- ColBase Integrated Collections Databese of the National Museums, Japan
- https://colbase.nich.go.jp/?lang=eng
- ColBase is a searchable database of the collections of Japan’s four national museums.
- e-Museum National Treasures ＆ Important Cultural Properties of National Museums, Japan
- https://emuseum.nich.go.jp/top?langId=en
- The e-Museum site provides high definition images of national treasures and important cultural properties owned by four national museums that belong to the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, together with their descriptions in multiple languages.
- Japan Search
- https://jpsearch.go.jp/
- Japan Search provides holding information for digital archives operated by a variety of organizations in Japan, thereby enabling users to search for digital content that is available for secondary use without written permission.
- Cultural Heritage Online
- http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/ (Japanese language only)
- A web portal providing information on cultural heritage from Japan’s museums.
- National Diet Library Digital Collections
- http://dl.ndl.go.jp/?_lang=en
- A service which allows visitors to search and view digital materials maintained by the National Diet Library.
- Union Catalog of the Collections of the National Art Museums, Japan
- http://search.artmuseums.go.jp/search_e/
- A searchable database of the collections from four of Japan’s national art museums.
- nihuINT
- https://int.nihu.jp/?lang=en&
- A site which allows users to simultaneously search the databases of six National Institutes for the Humanities.
- khirin
- https://www.metaresource.jp/about-khirin/ (Japanese language only)
- A site which allows users to use keywords to search and view data on materials and historical research belonging to the National Museum of Japanese History and affiliated institutions.
- Europeana Collections
- https://www.europeana.eu/
- A searchable database of institutions involved in preserving Europe’s cultural heritage.
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
- https://dp.la/
- A searchable database of digital resources from US libraries, museums, and archives.