Further Reference
Contents – click to view each section:
Dictionaries (Japanese and English)
Dictionary of Buddhism (for limited use, sign in as “guest” [10 searches in 24 hours])
Translation Reference Tools
Architecture and arts: JAANUS
Art editing: http://www.artedit.org/style-guide.php
Tokyo Metropolitan Government 国内外旅行者のためのわかりやすい案内サイン標準化指針
Buddhism and Buddhist art: Onmark Productions
Law: http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/
Dialect: 方言辞典
Japanese Cultural Heritage and Global Audiences
National Cultural Treasures
Users can toggle between English and Japanese for each work of art. Most of the text is pulled from the museums’ databases directly, so it usually shows the most updated English—but not always.
Essential Bilingual Glossary of Japanese Urushi (Lacquer) Materials and Techniques
Related Topics
Translation rights
The Authors Guild: Translator Book Contract (see especially the “Commentary”)
Museum-related resources
Museum Terminology Glossary（外国人受け入れのための博物館用語集）