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The following is a listing of some of the other Japan-related library collections and organizations in the Washington, D.C. area, as well as links to some useful Japan-related web sites.

Libraries and Organizations in the Washington, DC area

Web Sites

Libraries and Organizations in the Washington, DC area

Library of Congress, Japanese Section, Asian Division
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/asian
The largest Japanese collection in US
Subject strengths: All subject areas except clinical medicine and technical agriculture
Hours: M-F, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Location: Jefferson Building, Room LJ150
Address: Japanese Section, Asian Division, Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4740
Phone: 202/707-5420 (Asian Division)

Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/
Official information center maintained by the Japanese Government
Collection/subject strengths: Government publications; history and culture; flags of Japan, slides, and documentary and cultural films available for loan
Hours: M-F, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Address: Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan Lafayette Centre III, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/238-6900 Fax: 202/822-6524

Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Library Smithsonian Institution
http://www.asia.si.edu/visitor/library.htm
Asian art library
Subject strengths: Asian art including Japanese painting, sculpture, ceramics, lacquer ware, calligraphy, prints
Hours: M-F, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: 2nd basement level of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Address: Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20560
Phone: 202/357-4880 (Museum) Fax: 202/357-4911

Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.
http://www.us-japan.org/dc/
Resource for general information about Japan
Hours: M-F, 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
Address: Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.
1819 L Street, NW
1B Level
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202/833-2210 Fax: 202/833-2456

Japan Information Access Project
http://www.jiaponline.org
Research center on Japanese science, technology, industry, security, policy
Hours: M-F, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Address: Japan Information Access Project 2000 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/822-6040 Fax: 202/822-6044

Gateway Japan
http://www.gwjapan.com/
Provides a variety of links to Japan-related information in the D.C. area, including job postings, living, travel, cultural, and business information.

The Gordon W. Prange Collection (University of Maryland Library)
http://www.lib.umd.edu/PRC/
The most comprehensive collection in existence of publications issued in Japan during the immediate post-World War II years, 1945-1949. The Collection comprises virtually everything published on all subjects during this period -- books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, news agency photos, political posters, maps and related archival materials.
Phone: 301/405-9348

Web Sites

Affiliated Organizations

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
http://www.spf.org/

The Nippon Foundation (Japanese)
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/