A selection of some of the Japanese Folk Prog I discovered first :

* Ayuo : Izutsu  (acid Jap.folk) ***° Tzadik
* Ayuo / Ohta Hiromi : Red Moon (JAP,2004)****°
Described as a figure with a Moondog like importance using traditional Japanese folk in a 
very individual way (celtic harp, sitar-guitar, voice)
More at next review page
* Cinorama : Garden, The Garden  ('95,avant prog folk) **** PSF
Influences of traditional Japanese music, Buddhist songs, gentle in an improvising, free folk 
manner  
* Ghost : Temple Stone ('94,psych.folk) ***° PSF Rec.
My favourite of his works I heard so far : psych folk with certain intensity and tendency to 
dark tension at the same time
* J.A.Caesar (Tenyo Sajiki): Shintokumaru ('78,prog) ***** PSF
* Tenjyo Sajiki : Den'en Ni Shisu (JAP,1974)*****
First record is No-theatre with progressive music passages and Magma like tension.
Second release is more acoustic. A highly emotional performance.
See reviews and info at next page
* Masaki Batoh : Collected Works 1995-1996 ('96,psych.folk) ** ThNowS.
Solo projects of Ghost leader. Some very nice moments. More underground folk.
* Trembling Strain : The Tower ('98,prog folk) *** B.Ant.
Their most accessible project. Like a Japanese Third Ear Band.
* Trembling Strain : Anthem to r. the dead ('95,prog folk)****°  B.Ant.
Their most weird work, like a soundtrack for the buried alive ones. 
With opera voice. Unique and very recommended.
* Trembling Strain : Bottom of Empty ('96,prog folk/electr.)**** .Ant.
A remembrance for the dead into a soundtrack, with more influence 
from Pneuma (electronics), but still lots of acoustic.
* Trembling Strain : The 4 Seasons ('96,prog folk)****° B.Ant.
Unique concept, mostly acoustic with burial music for the 4 
elements.
* Ausia : Kasa Kasa ('03)****° chamber music folk
See review at next page

of Japanese RIO :

* Happy Family  ('95,hard RIO) ****° Cun. Rec.
Very heavy chamber music rock. Highly recommended. My favourite album on the cuneiform 
records by them.
* Lacrymosa : Bugbear ('9?,RIO chamber) B.Ant.
RIO chamber music rock with strong moments.
* Zypressen ('96,RIO chamber)**** B.Ant.
Beautiful Chamber Music Rock. Recommended.
See review and info at next page
* Ruins : Tzomvorgha (JAP,2002)*****
* Koenji Hyakkei : Hunderd Lights of Koenji (JAP, 1995?)***
* Koenjihyakkei : Koenjihyakkei (II)(viva Koenji !!), (JAP, rec.1996)****°
* Koenjihyakkei : Nivryam : (JAP, 2000)***°°
* Dajmonji : improg (JAP,2003)***°
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* semi-Kraut :

* Seventh Seal ('97,Kraut prog)*** Acme Rec.
Krautrock like psychedelica. Great side project of Acid Mother's Temple.