General Information

CIA Factbook - Japan

Lonely Planet - Japan

Library of Congress - Country Studies

U.S. State Department - Background Notes

Schauwecker's Guide to Japan

Links of Japanese Web Sites

Nagaokakyo Home Page

National Flag and Anthem of Japan

1. Food and Drink

The way of Tea

Welcome to Cha-No-Yu

Tea Room

Japanese Cookbook for Kids

Meals in Japan

Japanese cuisine

Rice

Kid's Window Restaurant

Table Manners

Chopsticks

Chopsticks (Hashi)

Eating and Drinking

Japanese Manners and Etiquette

Table Manners

2. Arts

Ikebana-flower arranging

Ikebana

Shodo (Calligraphy)

Traditional Japanese Music

Traditional Music

Japanese Music

Let's try Origami

General Bonsai Information

Bonsai

Japanese Gardens

Gardens

Kabuki

Kabuki for Everyone

Noh Drama

Noh

Bunraku -(puppets)

History of Bunraku

Another Attempt To Define Haiku

Haiku

3. Recreation and Entertainment

Sports

Kendo:the art of Japanese Swordsmanship

Beginners Guide to Sumo

Sumo

Sports

Traditional Japanese Craft

Tokyo Disneyland

Firestone Firehawk 500

Fishing

Daisetsuzan National Park

Boy Scouts

Japanese games (ex. Go)

Hana, Hana, Hana, Kuchi

Japanese Tag

Shogi

Tsume Shogi (Strategic Puzzles)

Go

Tourist Attractions in Japan

Attractions

Japan.Attractions

Attractions Listing

4. Life style

Schools

Japanese School

Ikoma High School

Annual Calendar

Traditional Clothing

Kimono

Traditional Japanese Dress

A History of Kimono

Kimono/Yukata

Customs

Japanese Gestures

Tips on Living in Japan

Etiquette

Etiquette

Japanese Manners and Etiquette

Etiquette in Japan

Kutsu o nugu (Removing shoes)

Japanese Culture and Daily Life Series

Ofuro (Bath)

Bathroom

Weddings in Japan

Weddings

Japanese Wedding

5. Festivals and Holidays

Boy's Day/Children's Day

Japanese Festivals

Annual Events

Annual Calendar

Tanabata Festival

Tanabata Festival

6. Environment

Earthquakes in Japan

Five Earthquakes in Japan

The Earthquakes of Japan

Earthquakes

7. History

Atomic bomb and Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima

Hiroshima ABomb Damage

Enola Gay and the Atomic Missions

Samurai

Samurai

Origins of the Samura

Pearl Harbor

Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor:December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

8. Industry

Fishery

Food and Aquaculture Society

Silk Farming

Silk Worm

Production of Silk Fibre

The Invention of Silk

Rice growing

Rice Farming

Rice Heritage

9. Major Cities

Tokyo

Tokyo Fact Sheet

Osaka

Nara

Kyoto

Okinawa Homepage

Okinawa Online