Japanese culture

I love japanese culture and the intricacies around it. Every field and disclipine is artisanlized and beings a source of achieving perfection for the individual involved. Below is an assorted links of places to learn about Japanese culture and Japan.

Begin japanology youtube channel
The great wave of kangawa - the story behind this famous painting
Jiro dreams of sushi - covers a lot of japanese philosophy
David bull - tokyo based artist / carver
{must watch} - Vincent urban japan 2015 trip
Jiro ono and rene redzipi have a cup of tea
The precision and elegance of how japanese cocktail is made
Japanese bartending and how its differenent than other styles
Brief history of japan - a EXTREMELY hillarious video but also informative
An american bonsai maker who talks about the essence of being a shokunin (japanese for perfectionist)
What Owning a Ramen Restaurant in Japan is Like
Have your mind blown by what they teach school kids in japan about self sufficiency
Kyodo - japanese bow and arrow
Why does japan work so hard ?
Why Japan's conviction rate is 99% | The Economist [ its not what you think it is ]
Japan has people living out of cyber cafes
Life After Sumo
How Master Sushi Chef Yumi Chiba Perfected Tamago — Omakase Japan
Omurice - japanese street food
Japanese omelette
Japanese Street Food - SUPER FAST MOCHI POUNDING Japan
Saito: The Sushi God of Tokyo

Wikipedia Kitsungi (As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise)
Capsule hotels is a facet of japan

Books to read The rising sun by micheal crichton

Movie to watch The last samurai (tom cruise)
Enter the void (its shot in tokyo but doesnt have anything to do with japan as such)