JAPAN RESOURCES

created by Peggy Beck Haines

See also ARTS RESOURCES, ASIA RESOURCES, BIOGRAPHY RESOURCES, CURRENT EVENTS AND NEWS RESOURCES, FLAGS AND ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD RESOURCES, AND RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD RESOURCES.

AINU RESOURCES

ART & ARCHITECTURE (SEE JAPANESE ART& ARCHITECTURE RESOURCES (INCLUDES ARCHITECTURE, ART, ART HISTORY, CRAFTS, GARDENS) & PASTIME RESOURCES (INCLUDES BONSAI, CALLIGRAPHY, FLOWER ARRANGING, & TEA CEREMONY). SEE ALSO JAPANESE LITERATURE RESOURCES & JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS RESOURCES.

ASIA RESOURCES (RESOURCES ON EAST ASIA)

BIOGRAPHY RESOURCES (SEE ALSO ONLINE RESOURCES, GALE'S BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER AND HISTORY RESOURCE CENTER: MODERN.)

FAMOUS PERSONAGES IN JAPAN

CLOTHING/COSTUME RESOURCES

A HISTORY OF KIMONO

HISTORY OF KIMONO

JAPANESE CLOTHING DISCOVERY BOX (MARJis)

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CUISINE (SEE JAPANESE CUISINE RESOURCES.)

CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY, & HISTORY SITES

ALL ABOUT JAPAN

ASIA/PACIFIC RESEARCH CENTER (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)

ASIA SOCIETY

ASK ASIA

ASUKA HISTORICAL MUSEUM

THE BLACK MOON ("originates from the City of Los Angeles California and promotes the understanding and appreciation of traditional Japanese Culture, Art, and Animation.")

CHINA AND EAST ASIA CHRONOLOGY: HISTORY OF JAPAN

CJN ONLINE

THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF JAPAN

CULTUREQUEST WORLD TOUR: JAPAN (GRADE 3+)

DR. PARMENTAL'S JAPAN PAGE (RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE)

EMBASSY OF JAPAN IN WASHINGTON, DC

EXPLORE JAPANESE GARDENS, ART, CULTURE & FOOD

EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY

FAMOUS PERSONAGES IN JAPAN

J GUIDE: STANFORD GUIDE TO JAPAN INFORMATION RESOURCES

JAPAN (CIA FACTBOOK)

JAPAN: A COUNTRY STUDY (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-COUNTRY STUDIES)

JAPAN ATLAS (JAPAN INFORMATION NETWORK)

JAPAN EMBASSY AND COUNTRY PROFILE

JAPAN INFO-LINKS

JAPAN INFORMATION NETWORK (JIN)

JAPAN INSIGHT

JAPAN, MY JAPAN!---A GUIDE TO JAPAN

THE JAPAN OF TODAY

JAPAN WINDOW

JAPAN CULTURE CLUB

JAPAN GUIDE.COM

JAPAN NATIONAL TOURIST ORGANIZATION

JAPANESE DICTIONARY OF HISTORY AND TRADITIONS

JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM (includes manga & anime)

JAPANESE TRADITIONS (ELEM. SITE)

THE JAPANESE WINDOW

KID'S JAPAN

KIDS WEB JAPAN

KID'S WINDOW--JAPAN

KOFUN PERIOD

KITORA KOFUN

KOFUN

KOFUN: ANCIENT BURIAL MOUNDS IN JAPAN

KOFUN: KEYHOLE TOMB

KOFUN PERIOD IMAGES

THE ORGANIZATION OF JAPANESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (LINKS)

OTSUKIMI (VIEWING THE MOON)

THE RUSS0-JAPANESE WAR FACTBOOK

SAMURAI RESOURCES (SEE 47 RONIN & SAMURAI RESOURCES.)

SCHAUWECKER'S GUIDE TO JAPAN

TOKUGAWA AND MEIJI JAPAN RESOURCES

WOMEN'S LINKS (FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN BY DR. PARMENTAL, RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE) SEE ALSO TEACHING ABOUT WOMEN IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

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EDUCATION & TEACHER RESOURCES

AEMS (ASIAN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICE)

THE ALAN CHALK GUIDES TO JAPANESE FILMS

ASIA FOR EDUCATORS: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

ASIA IN THE CURRICULUM

ASK ASIA: TEACHERS

ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES (LINKS & RESOURCES)

DAILY LIFE IN JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOLS (JAPAN DIGEST)

FOOD DISCOVERY BOX (MARJis)

THE JAPAN FORUM ("PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS THE WORLD OVER")

JAPAN: GOING BEYOND THE BASICS (A UNIT FOR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL)

JAPANESE CLOTHING DISCOVERY BOX (MARJis)

JAPANESE DATA ARCHIVE

JAPANESE EDUCATION (JAPAN DIGEST)

LESSON PLAN DATABASE: NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR U.S.-JAPAN STUDIES

MAPPING JAPAN

MARJis: MID-ATLANTIC REGION: JAPAN-IN-THE- SCHOOLS PROGRAM DISCOVERY BOXES (Senior High School Box- baseball fan, bookbag, class schedule, school culture festival schedule, etc.; Junior High School Box -bicycle helmet, Hello Kitty rail holder pass, book bag, schedule, etc.; Elementary School Box--schoolbag, back to school catalog, school hats, name tags, etc.); Toy Box

MARJis: MID-ATLANTIC REGION: JAPAN-IN-THE- SCHOOLS PROGRAM RESOURCE CENTER AND DISCOVERY BOXES (Bibliography for Art, Calligraphy, Children's Literature, Cooking, Culture & Society, Economics, Education, Flower Arrangement, General, History, Kamishibai, Literature, Origami, Performing Arts, Politics, Religion, Sports)

MIT JAPANESE MATERIALS

NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR US-JAPAN STUDIES

ONLINE GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL FILMS (ASIAN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICE)

TEACHING ABOUT WOMEN IN CHINA AND JAPAN: LINKS FROM WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM

THE WAY WE ARE (LIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS)

USING MUSEUMS TO TEACH ABOUT JAPAN

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FESTIVALS (SEE JAPANESE RELIGION, HOLIDAYS, & FESTIVALS BELOW.)

FLAG AND ANTHEM (SEE FLAGS & ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD RESOURCES.)

47 RONIN AND SAMURAI RESOURCES

GAMES

ASIAN GAMES: THE ART OF CONTEST

GARDENS (SEE JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE RESOURCES. SCROLL TO GARDENS.)

HIROSHIMA RESOURCES

HOLIDAYS (SEE JAPANESE RELIGION, HOLIDAYS, & FESTIVALS BELOW.)

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JAPANESE AMERICANS RESOURCES

JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT RESOURCES

LANGUAGE RESOURCES (SEE JAPANESE LANGUAGE RESOURCES.)

LITERATURE (SEE JAPANESE LITERATURE RESOURCES & JAPANESE POETRY RESOURCES.)

MAPS (SEE MAP RESOURCES FOR THE WORLD.)

MYTHOLOGY (SEE JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY, FOLKTALE, & FAIRY TALE RESOURCES.)

NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, & TELEVISION

EDUCATION ABOUT ASIA (SAMPLES & LINKS FROM A MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SITE)

ASAHI SHIMBUN

CHUNICHI SHIMBUN (IN JAPANESE)

DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE

FUJI INTERNATIONAL TV

HIRAGANA TIMES

HOKKOKU SHIMBUN

THE JAPAN TIMES ONLINE

KYOTO SHIMBUN (IN JAPANESE)

MAINICHI SHIMBUN (TOKYO NEWSPAPER IN JAPANESE)

TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT JAPAN

THE WEEKLY POST: NEWS FROM JAPAN

PERFORMING ARTS (DRAMA, THEATER, DANCE, MUSIC) SEE JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS RESOURCES.

POETRY (SEE JAPANESE POETRY RESOURCES.)

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RELIGION, HOLIDAYS, & FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS IN JAPAN

CHILDREN'S DAY, BOY'S FESTIVAL (TANGO-NO-SEKKU) (MAY 5)

COMING OF AGE DAY (JAN. 15TH)

THE DOLL'S FESTIVAL, THE GIRLS' FESTIVAL, HINA MATSURI (MARCH 3)

FESTIVALS IN JAPAN

FESTIVALS IN TOKYO

JAPANESE HOLIDAYS, LOCAL FESTIVALS, AND EVENTS

NEW YEAR

SHICHI-GO-SAN (7-5-3) (NOV. 15)

SHICHI-GO-SAN

SHICHI-GO-SAN

SHICHI-GO-SAN- JAPANESE FESTIVAL

RELIGIOUS HOLYDAYS (SHINTO) (BUDDHISM)

BIRTHDAY OF LORD BUDDHA (MAY 15th)

THE BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY

KUAN LIN'S BIRTHDAY (MARCH 24, 2000)

TOHJI-TAISAI (Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice)

RELIGION IN JAPAN

BUDDHISM & ZEN BUDDHISM RESOURCES

JAPANESE RELIGION RESOURCES

JAPANESE SHRINES & TEMPLES (SEE JAPANESE ART RESOURCES.)

RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD RESOURCES

RELIGION IN JAPAN: SHINTO AND BUDDHISM

RELIGION IN JAPAN TODAY (JAPAN ACCESS)

SHINTO RESOURCES

ZEN RESOURCES (SEE BUDDHISM & ZEN BUDDHISM RESOURCES.)

SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES RESOURCES (SEE JAPANESE LITERATURE RESOURCES.)

SHRINES & TEMPLES (SEE JAPANESE ART RESOURCES, BUDDHISM & ZEN BUDDHISM RESOURCES, AND SHINTO RESOURCES.)

SPORTS

THE AIKIDO FAQ

AIKIDO NET

JUDO INFORMATION SITE

MARTIAL ARTS (SUMO, JUDO, KENDO, KYUDO, KARATE, AIKIDO)

NIHON SUMO KYOKAI

SUMO WEB (ARCHIVED, NO LONGER MAINTAINED)

WHAT IS KENDO?

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TEACHER/LESSON PLAN RESOURCES & CONTACT ORGANIZATIONS

ASIANetwork

ASIAN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SERVICE (CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC STUDIES, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN)

ASIA FOR EDUCATORS (COLUMBIA UNIV.)

ASK ASIA: TEACHERS

ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES (LINKS & RESOURCES)

CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC STUDIES, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS

CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

COLUMBIA PROJECT ON ASIA IN THE CORE CURRICULUM

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURE

EAST ASIAN STUDIES AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

EAST ASIAN STUDIES CENTER (INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

EDUCATION ABOUT ASIA MAGAZINE

FIVE COLLEGE CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES (AMHERST, HAMPSHIRE, MOUNT HOLYOKE, SMITH, & UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS)

FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

GLOBAL CITIZEN 2000: EDUCATION FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY

GLOBAL ED.ORG: TEACHERS RESOURCES FROM AMERICAN FORUM FOR GLOBAL STUDIES (REGISTER AND LOGIN)

THE JAPAN PROJECT: CONTEMPORARY JAPAN LESSON FROM AMERICAN FORUM FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

MID-ATLANTIC REGION: JAPAN-IN-THE-SCHOOLS PROGRAM HOMEPAGE

THE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TEACHING ABOUT ASIA

STANFORD PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION (SPICE)

UNITED STATES-JAPAN FOUNDATION

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA

WAR RESOURCES

NANJING MASSACRE RESOURCES

WORLD WAR II RESOURCES (FROM UNITED STATES' POINT OF VIEW)

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