Japan

Sub-headings:

Japanese History

Japan Travel & Tourism

Resources in this category:

Asia for Educators
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/

With contributions from some of the top Asia scholars at Columbia and other universities, users may peruse timelines, reading lists and curriculum integration charts. The site is focused mostly on East Asia and is appropriate for those teaching upper secondary school or college prep.

East Asian Holidays & Celebrations
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/holidays/holidays.htm

This site provides descriptions of East Asian holidays and celebrations including Chinese, Japanese and Korean holidays. It is a good introduction to each country's cultural celebrations.

Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html

This sourcebook covers primary source materials for researching the history of China, Japan, and Korea from ancient to modern times.

BBC News Country Profile: Japan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profil...

Information about Japan, along with related news reports, a chronology of key events, leaders and media provided by the BBC News.

Japan Directory
http://web-jpn.org/links/index.html

A subsection of the Japan Information Center, this website is a directory of organizations and associations in Japan. Includes address, e-mail, fax and phone numbers.

Japan Information Network
http://jin.jcic.or.jp./

"This Japan Information Network WWW site has been set up by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications (JCIC) to be the place to come for Web users seeking all kinds of information about Japan. The information about the society, culture, education and other aspects of Japan appearing on this site was gathered and edited by JCIC. We also serve as a hub, providing users with links to the best sites for finding information they need about Japan." This site provides access to information regarding current events, regional information, statistical information, and an index to Japanese web resources.

Japan of Today
http://web-jpn.org/index.html

Includes substantial Website resources related to Japan.

Japan: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html

A detailed profile of Japan including its history from ancient times to the present, geography, languages, religions, economy, social systems, industries, agriculture, and more.

Japanese Table Manners
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2005.html

Learn how to eat Japanese food politely.

National Diet Library, Japan
http://ndl.go.jp/en/index.html

This is the site for the National Library of Japan, and includes online catalogs and databases, online exhibitions, and information about collections, projects, and use of the library.

Sake World
http://www.sake-world.com/

"Welcome to John Gauntner's Sake World, a site devoted to Japanese sake." The site includes a newsletter, tasting tips, a glossary of sake-related terms, explanations of sake's history and regional variations, and a list of top 100 sake picks. Gautner is the author of the Sake Handbook and coauthor of Sake: Pure & Simple.

The Storys: Anything-Goes Links
http://www.storyjapan.com/

"Take a virtual trip to Japan!" Directory of links on culture, history, food, traditional arts, folklore and other topics.

Tokyo Advertising Museum
http://www.oricom.co.jp/museum/

Archive of Japanese poster art. Examples from train posters, train station posters, and outdoor print advertising. Archive arranged according to month of first appearance, 9/99 to present. Most major Japanese advertisers represented, especially beverage and fashion industries. Captions link to product home pages. Japanese only.

Viewing Japanese Prints
http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/~fiorillo/

This site provides a collection of "illustrated essays" on Japanese prints, including Shin-hanga, Edo Ukiyo-e, Osaka Ukiyo-e, and Sosaku Hanga. It also presents future readings.

Web Japan
http://web-japan.org/index.html

"This searchable site provides reliable information on Japan across many different genres including culture, sightseeing, society, history and nature. The content is provided primarily in English."