Japanese Online Resources

 

General Information

Japan Link

 

Language and Culture Resources

Japanese Text Initiative (University of Virginia/ University of Pittsburgh)

Japanese Online (also math lessons, & J-E and E-J dictionaries)

 

News

Asahi Shimbun (English)

Daily Yomiuri

The Japan Times Online

Japantoday

Tokyo Kaleido-Scoop

 

Ethnology and Folklore

Japanese Myth

The Ainu Museum

National Museum of Ethnology

 

Pop and Material Culture

Hanamaru Weekly

 

Traditional Art

National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Jim Breen's Ukiyo-E Gallery

The Tale of Genji: Database (mainly in Japanese)

Kimono Hypertext

Gagaku Homepage (mostly in Japanese)

 

Museums

Asuka Historical Museum

National Museum of Japanese History

Suntory Museum of Art

Tokyo National Museum

Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art

 

Religion

Soto Zen-net

Zen Stories

 

History

H-Japan

 

Colleges and Universities in Japan

Hiroshima University

Hokkaido University

Kanazawa University

Nanzan University

Tohoku University

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

University of Tokyo

Waseda University

 

Government

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (Somu-sho)

National Institute of Informatics

 

Directory and Links

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