• Cartoon and Art  
  A site that leads you to language and art pages.
  
  
• Clark Center for Japanese Art  
  This site houses collections of Japanese paintings, sculptures and decorative arts
  
  
• Japan Gallery
  Japan Photo Gallery, Music Reviews, Articles, News Sources, Links, and other Japan related Cyber Excursions
  
  
• Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties 
  An auxiliary organization of the government's National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties gives the general idea of local history and protection of cultural property.
  
  
• The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto  
  As the Annex Museum of The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, this museum also has both Japanese & English languages to view its collections.
  
  
• The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  A site with both Japanese and English to view the modern art, crafts collection and collections of films.
  
  
• National Museum Nara National Museum Tokyo 
  This is a local, private museum website, it has been committed to the preservation, research, and surveying of art and antiquities from Nara. A good place to see to understand Japanese Buddhist culture.
  
  
• The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo  
  Japan's only national museum specializing in western art. The museum's collection presents the history of western art from the late medieval period through the beginning of the 20th century.
  
  
• National Research Institute of Cultural Properties 
  An official site of the institution of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, where research, collection and study materials are abundant. A variety of wide range of basic studies of cultural properties, such as art history, history of performing arts, conservation science, and restoration techniques.
  
  
• Tokyo National Museum  
  A site where you can access the country's history, culture, etc. and also lectures, publications, activities.

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• An Outline of Japanese Education 
  Brief information about Japanese higher education.
  
  
• Japanese Educational System  
  Links to educational system and list of American colleges and universities.
  
  
• What Would You Know about Japanese Education 
  Here, you will find out about Japanese school year, differences between Japan and America in education system and more related information.

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• Japanese Festivals
  Outline information about Japanese festivals.
  
  
• Japanese Holidays by Month 
  A site that presents holidays by month.
  
  
• Japanese National Holidays
  Brief introduction about all Japanese holidays with popped-up glossary help and external links.

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• Japanese Culture in the Kitchen 
  About Japanese food and Japanese culture. There are recipes if you are fond of Japanese food.
  
  
• Japanese Food 
  An excellent site with graphics of Japanese food and table manner information.
  
  
• Japanese Table Manners 
  Includes other information about Japanese food and etiquette for all occasions.
  
  
• NTT Gourmet Page 
  Chef's recipes, healthy recipes and home recipes.

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• Guide to Japan: Japanese Geographical Search 
  A site that carries general information and links about Japanese geography.
  
  
• Interactive Map of Japan
  Where you can click for information about Japan.
  
  
• Japanese Maps, Place Names and Local History 
  Where you find rich resource of related information.
  
  
• Japanese Picture Gallery 
  With graphics that point to Japanese geography

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• Embassy of Japan in the United States 
  With links to travel and visa, consulate offices, Japanese culture and education

• Japanese Government Organizations 
  Links to Japanese Central Government, prefectural governments and municipal governments.

• Japan Political Links
  Links to Japanese government and political Web sites, from national to prefectural levels.

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• International Research Center for Japanese Studies 
  A site to promote worldwide cooperation among Japan scholars through international and interdisciplinary studies about Japanese culture
  
  
• Japanese Language and Culture Information 
  This site seeks to build a site where users can find tools, services and information for Japanese Language and Culture.
  
  
• Japanese People and History 
  An excellent site with rich and fascinating information about Japanese people and history.
  
  
• Mysteries Surrounding Japanese Cultural Roots 
  With clickable graphics and concise information.

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• Discovering Japan 
  Resourceful links to information about Japan.
  
  
• Japan at A Glance 
  An excellent site about Japan, Japanese people, government, politics and almost every aspect you may feel interested in about Japan.
  
  
• Japan, my Japan! 
  A great resource page to the knowledge and understanding of Japan.
  
  
• Yahoo! Japan 
  A site much like Yahoo! but tailor-made for Japanese users. You'll find lots of Japanese sites you haven't seen before, and the list keeps growing!.
  
  
• Yahoo Japan Pictures 
  1587 pictures that you can click for information about Japan.

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• The Flowering of Japanese Literature 
  An article about ancient Japan and Japanese literature in the earliest periods.
  
  
• Japanese Literature 
  A nice resource to Japanese culture.
  
  
• Japanese Literature 
  Japanese Literature Resources at Duke
  
  
• Japanese Literature ...for PEOPLE! 
  Rich in sensitivity, quality, and variety.
  
  
• Japanese Literature Resources Page 
  Table of Contents, Local On- Line Resources, Links to Other Web Sites, Recommended Books, Audiovisual Resources

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• Martial Arts Sites on the Web 
  Rich resource for all martial art related information.
  
  
• Shotokai Encyclopedia of Karate-do and Japanese Martial Arts
  Source on traditional Japanese Martial Arts on the Web, University Shotokai Karate Budo Martial Arts

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• Global Japan 
  A site that provides information and resources about Japanese business and trade as well as other aspects of Japan.
  
  
• Japanese News and Opinion 
  This site keeps us updated about what is going on in Japan with news links to most of the Japanese major newspapers.
  
  
• Japanese Broadcast 
  Live cameras and links to click on for live news.
  
  
• Japanese Media 
  An excellent resource site that links to Japanese television, radio and publications.
  
  
• Japanese Media 
  Includes Television and radio and newspapers
  
  
• Japanese Media- News and Current Events 
  A very good website with general information about newspapers, Japanese advertising gallery, radio stations and televisions.
  
  
• Japan Times Online 
  English language Webzine covering Japanese news, seasonal info, politics, columns, and tourist info.

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• AleJpop 
  A site to learn more about Japanese music, sounds in real audio, lyrics, photos, etc.
  
  
• Japanese Music 
  Homepage for Japanese excellent musicians, especially jazz and Hougaku, Japanese traditional music.
  
  
• Traditional Japanese Music 
  Categorized information about most important types of traditional Japanese music such as:
  Gagaku, Biwagaku, Nogaku, Sokyoku, Shakuhachi...

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• Japanese Religion 
  General religion links.
  
  
• Japanese Religion Links 
  A resource page for Japanese religion.
  
  
• Japanese Temples and Shrines 
  A site that links to Buddhism and Shinto, two major Japanese religions, temples and shrines

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Travel & Tourism

• Japanese Travel Literature 
  On Japanese travel literature and today's Japanese culture.
  
  
• Randy's Japan Page 
  A personal page with links to Japan, Japanese art and travel plus articles about personal experience in Japan.
  
  
• Welcome to Japan Travel 
  A great site for information related to travel in Japan.

• Yahoo Weather Japan 
  Current weather forecast for every place in Japan.

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