| architecture |
| calligraphy |
| ceramics |
| clothing |
| comics |
| gardens |
| lacquerwork |
| literature |
| movies |
| music |
| painting |
| poetry |
| sculpture |
| tea ceremony |
| television |
| theatre |
| weaponry |
| thematic routes |
| timeline |
| the site |
context: This Site
Knowledge
I'm not an expert on any of these fields. Not one. I've never even been to Japan. I hope there isn't anything anywhere on this site that pretends to any more knowledge than I have, which is that of someone interested enough to consume a lot and read quite a lot about it. Do not trust what I say - I do my best to be truthful and accurate but do not regard one word of this as authoritative. Do not even consider citing something here in an essay or whatever. I try to include links to sites with trustworthy information, and to books that seem to me to be good and authoritative, where they seem to be relevant, so go to them rather than me for the facts. I do appreciate any and all factual corrections - please send me an email. I welcome more discursive messages too.