Ichi-ban Oki List of Japan Links

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This is a long page. These links jump to each section below.
The Important Stuff - Food, Sports, Pop Culture
Live Webcams from Japan
Traditional Arts
Travel & Regional Information
Japan News in English
Language & Education
Business & Economy
Links compiled by J. Larry Stockton, Professor & Chairman
Department of Music, Lafayette College
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~stocktoj/home/japanl.html

 

The Important Stuff - Food, Sports, Pop Culture

Translator - Alta Vista's translator from Japanesee to English of entire Web pages

The Japan of Today
The Emperor & the Imperial Household
Japan Data (CIA Fact Book)
Japanese Manners & Ettiquette
Japanese Customs (weddings, funerals, celebrations)
Japanese Fairy Tales
Japanese Superstitions
Zen Stories to Tell your Neighbors
National Holidays in Japan
Social Customs
Climate & Population
Japan Photos: Famous Places
Photo Japan
Images of Japan
Famous People in Japan
Japan Quiz
Japan-shop.com
Guide to Living in Japan
Railway Related Information

Food
Japanese Food Links
Tokyo Food Page
Japanese Food Glossary
Sushi Guide
Sushi Glossary
Guide to Japanese Restaurants Outside of Japan
Rolling Your Own Sushi
Sake Brewery
Sake Links
Tokyo Wine News
The Tofu Homepage
Soy Products
Popular Japanese Dishes
Tenpura
Noodle Dishes
Japanese Recipes on the Web
Chopsticks Etiquette

Sports
Sumo Web
The Japan Sumo Association Web Site
Results of Sumo Matches
"Sumo World" Magazine
Sumo Techniques
Judo Information Site
Professional Baseball
High School Baseball
Baseball Stars
J-League (Professional Soccer , Official Site)
Japan Football Association (Soccer)
Soccer News
Soccer Stars
Volleyball
Japan Amateur Athletic Association  (Track & Field)
Martial Arts Links
Golf News
Golf Courses in Japan
Other Sports News
Introduction to Go
Shogi (Japanese Chess)
Kyudo: Archery
Japan Horse Racing Journal

Popular Culture
Viva Japan (excellent intro to popular culture & current fads)
J-Pop on line
Yale Anime Society (extensive)
Rei's Anime & Manga
Anime
Anime Soundtracks
Anime Links
History of Anime
Anime Links
A History of Manga
Pokemon
Japanese TV Dorama
J-Pop (popular Music)
Idols
History of Karaoke
Tokyo Record Stores
 

Japanese History
National Museum of Japanese History
Schauwecker's Japan Guide: History of Japan
Timeline of Japanese History
Timeline of Japanese History II
Edo Period History
Survey of Major Periods
Japanese History in the time of Musashi (1584-1645)
Japanese History Through Film
Asuka Historical Museum
Books on Japanese History
History of the Imperial Household
Nara National Cultural Properties Research Institute
Foundation Myth
Samurai Archive
History of the Samurai
Samurai Tour     (sites to visit)
National Japanese American Historical Society

Religion
Shintoism & Buddhism (intro)
Shinto
All About Shintoism
Shinto Shrines
Schauwecker's Introduction to Japanese Buddhism
Q&A About Buddhism
Buddhism: An Introduction
Shin Buddhism
Intro to Zen Buddhism
Zen Meditation
Schools of Zen Buddhism
Zen Texts

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Live Webcams from Japan
Remember the time difference! Tune in at night when it's daytime there.
Yeah, I know! Many of them no longer work. Well, it's too much aggravation trying to update these - find them on your own on Google

Mt Fuji (real-time view)
Tokyo Skyline
Real-Time Tokyo
Tokyo Tower
Kyoto Cityscape
Nara
Sapporo
Mt Daimonji (Kyoto)
Nagasaki
Seto-Ohashi (Bridge in Wakayama Prefecture)
Okinawa
Lake Saroma (Hokkaido)
Kochi (Shikoku)
Fukuoka
LINKS to live cams throughout Japan
More Cams

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Traditional Arts

Musical Arts
Kabuki For Everyone
Kabuki Seminar
Kabuki Legends
Kabuki-za info
Waseda U. Kabuki Ukiyo-e Gallery (Japanese)
Chushingura Summary
Noh / Kyogen
Translation of Noh Plays
Noh Masks
Noh Masks
Bunraku Theater
Bunraku
Kamkura Court Traditions
Gagaku
Shomyo (Buddhist Chant)
Traditional Music
Traditional Japanese Flutes
Shakuhachi
Tai Hei Shakuhachi
Koto
Shamisen
Shamisen School
Tsugaru Shamisen
Nagauta "Shizu no Odamaki''
Nagauta "Takao zange''
Matsuri Festival
Butoh Dance
Festival Procession (Takayama)
Guide to Japanese Festivals
Classical Music Database (organizations and schedules)

Taiko Group Resources
  Rolling Thunder Taiko Resource
  Kodo Drummers
     Ondekoza
  Wadaiko Yamato
  Hi no Taiko
  Matsuri Shu
  Oedo Sukeroku Daiko
  Soh Daiko
  San Francisco Taiko Dojo
  San Jose Taiko
  Kenny Endo Ensemble
     Taiko Center (Kyoto)
     Taiko Glossary
  Taiko Links
The Resource Center for Japanese Music - Composers
Japan Performing Arts Network

Visual Arts
    Chronology of Japan's Fine Arts
     Directory of Museums in Japan
     Virtual Museum of Traditional Arts
     Tokugawa Art Museum
     Selected Art Treasures
     Woodblock Prints on the Internet
     Edo Prints
     Hokusai: 36 Views of Mt. Fuji
     Ukiyo-e Images of the Floating World
     A Guide to Ukiyo-e Sites on the Internet
     The Bonsai Site (Dan Hubik)
     Ikebana
     Calligraphy
     Wajima-Nuri Lacquer Ware
     Shigaraki Pottery
     Sumi-e (ink Painting)
     Buddhist Sculpture
     Buddhist Art & Sculpture

Literature
    Translations of Traditional works
     Introduction to Japanese Literature
     Translations of Noh Plays
     The Art of Haiku
     Buson's Haiku Collection
     Matsuo Basho
     Yukio Mishima
     Abe Kobo
     Kenkaburo Oe
     Japanese Mythology

Architecture
    Introduction to Japanese Architecture
     Japanese Dwelling Architecture
    Japanese Architecture in Kansai Region
     Castles of Japan
    Castles of Japan II
     Sacred Places (Ise Shrine)
     Buddhist Temples
     Famous Buildings
     Japanese Art and Architecture
     Shinto Shrines
     Shinto Shrines II

Miscellaneous
   Japanese Aesthetics
   Tea Ceremony
   Japanese Film
    Itami Juzo
    Akira Kurosawa
  Yasujiro Ozu
  Kenji Mizoguchi
  Kon Ichikawa
   More Cimema
  History of Kimono
  The Art of the Sword
  Traditional Crafts
   Origami
   More Origami
   Japanese Kites & Kite Festival Links
  Japanese Gardens Database
   Tokyo National Research Institute of National Properties

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Travel & Regional Information

General Resources
Current Tokyo weather
Current time in Japan
Japan Atlas
Map of Japan
Search by Prefecture
Japan Information
Travel Updates
Things to Know Before You Go
Sightseeing Links
Narita International Airport
Kansai International Airport
All Nippon Airways (ANA)
Japan Airlines
Japan Hotel Association
Hotels
Searchable hotels database
Shinkansen Map (bullet train)
Japan Telephone Directory   (white pages)
Area Codes for Major Cities in Japan
Comprehensive List of  Regions and Cities
Japan Convention Bureaus 
Calendar of Current Events
Theme Parks
Japan Travel Bureau: Travel Hints

Regional / City Information
Japan Travel Bureau
Other regional links

Kanto Region   Prefectures: Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Kanagawa, Tochigi, Tokyo, Saitama

Tokyo
    Map of Tokyo Prefecture
  Convention and Visitors Bureau
     Tokyo Teleport Center
     Tokyo Metropolitan Government Homepage
     Tokyo Government Information (city offices, etc.)
     Buildings in Tokyo
     Tokyo Architecture
     Living in Tokyo
     Subway/Transportation Guide
     Tokyo Guide   hotels, restaurants, attractions, tourist information
     Tokyo Travel Guide
     Tokyo "on the cheap"
     Asakusa
Asakusa II
    Asakusa III
     GinzaGinza Story
Ginza Intro
     Tokyo Kaleidoscoop
     Neo-Tokyo Magazine

Chiba Prefecture
     Chiba Convention Bureau
     Chiba City
     Narita
     Tokyo Disneyland
     Choshi
     Ichihara
     Kamogawa
     Matsudo
     Tateyama

Ibaraki Prefecture
     Tsukuba
     Tsukuba Science City
     Kashima
     Mito
     Iwai

Gunma Prefecture
     Gunma (II)
     Maebashi City
     Takasaki
     Miyagi
     Kasakake
     Tatebayashi

Kanagawa Prefecture
     Yokohama
     City of Yokohama
     Chofu
     Hakone
     Kawasaki
     Yokosuka
     Sagamihara
     Kamakura

Tochigi Prefecture
     Ashikaga City
     Tankanezawa
     Minaminasu
     Moka
     Nishinasuno
     Motegi

Saitama Prefecture
     Chichibu
     Kawagoe
     Iwatsuki
     Omiya
     Tokorozawa
     Koshigaya
     Kumagaya
     Urawa

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Kansai/Kinki Region  Prefectures:Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shiga, Wakayama

Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto City Web
Kyoto Convention Bureau
Kyoto Visitors Guide
Kyoto Temples and Shrines
Map of Kyoto
Joyo City
Kameoka City
Maizuru
Sonobe

Hyogo Prefecture
Hyogo Sightseeing
Kobe City
Kobe Convention Bureau
Himeji
Himeji Castle
Asago
Yashiro
Sasayama

Mie Prefecture
Ago
Toba
Matsusaka
Tsu
Ueno City Ninja Museum

Nara Prefecture
Nara Tourism
Early History of Nara
Welcome to Nara
Nara National Museum
Yamatotakada

Osaka Prefecture
City of Osaka
Osaka Links
Osaka Convention Bureau
Habikino
Hirakata
Ikeda
Kashiwara
Sakai

Shiga Prefecture
Gokasho
Otsu
Ryuo
Santo
Eigenji
Torahime

Wakayama Prefecture
Simizu
Shirahama
Misato

Shikoku Region     Prefectures:Ehime, Kagawa, Kochi, Tokushima

Ehime Prefecture
Matsuyama City
Saijo
Toyo
Kuma
Uchiko
Uoshima
Uwa

Kagawa Prefecture
Takamatsu
Ohchi
Shirotori

Kochi Prefecture
Kochi City
Ino
Otsuki

Tokushima Prefecture
Profiles of Cities
Tokushima City
Anan City

Chugoku Region  Prefectures: Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori,Yamaguchi

Hiroshima Prefecture
City of Hiroshima
Hiroshima City Guide
Miyoshi City
Kure
Onomichi
Miyajima
Setoda
Yuki

Okayama Prefecture
Okayama City
Bizen
Kurashiki
Tsuyama
Sanyo
Yatsuka

Shimane Prefecture
Gotsu
Hamada
Izumo
Masuda
Mitoya

Tottori Prefecture
Tottori City
Towns in Tottori

Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi City
Hagi
Hofu
Shimonoseki
Ube
Yamaguchi
Shinnanyo

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Kyushu Region   Prefectures: Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Okinawa, Oita, Saga

Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka City
Buzen
Kitakyushu
Amagi
Kurume
Maebaru
Hoshino
Tsuiki

Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima City
Ibusuki
Izumi
Kasasa
Kikai
Ohsumi
Setouchi
Yokogawa

Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto City
Minamata
Nagasu
Waterfalls in Kyushu

Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakonojo
Aya
Shiiba
Nango

Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki City
Sasebo
Shimabara

Okinawa Prefecture
Annual Festivals
Introduction to Okinawa
Virtual Okinawa

Oita Prefecture
Oita City
Beppu
Hita
Oyama

Saga Prefecture
Ureshino
Saga Information
Saga City

Chubu Region   Prefectures: Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi

Aichi Prefecture
Anjo
Chiryu
Gamagori
Hekinan
Kariya
Iwakura
Kasukai
Nagoya
Nagoya Convention Bureau
Nishio
Shinshiro
Shinkawa
Toyoake
Toyokawa
Toyota City

Fukui Prefecture
Fukui City
Sabae

Gifu Prefecture
Ena
Gujo-Hachiman
Ikeda
Kaizu
Minokamo
Ogaki

Ishikawa Prefecture
Hakui
Kanazawa
Mikawa
Tsubata
Unoke

Nagano Prefecture
Nagano City
Koshoku
Suzaka
Iida
Matsumoto
Kijimadaira
Ueda

Niigata Prefecture
Niigata City
Arai
Itoigawa
Murakami
Sanjo
Suibara
Nagaoka
Yuzawa

Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka City
Fuji
Fujinomiya
Fukuroi
Hamamatsu
Shimada
Shimizu
Shizuoka
Susono
Inasa
Ito
Iwata

Toyama Prefecture
Toyama City
Himi
Inami
Kurobe
Oyama
Namerikawa
Nyuzen
Takaoka
Toga
Tonami
Toyama
Uozu
Yatsuo

Yamanashi Prefecture
Fujiyoshida
Hatta
Isawa
Kofu
Sutama
Takane

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Tohoku  Region  Prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata

Akita Prefecture
Akita City
Ani
Kazuno
Higashi Naruse
Moriyoshi
Noshiro
Ogata
Ota

Aomori Prefecture
Aomori City
Fukaura
Hachinohe
Hiraka
Hirosaki
Misawa
Mutsu
Ohata
Shariki

Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima City
Aizuwakamatsu
Hanawa
Haramachi
Iwaki
Kitakata
Koriyama
Nihonmatsu
Soma
Tomioka

Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki
Kamaishi
Miyako
Mizusawa
Kanegasaki
Karumai
Nishine
Shizukuishi

Miyagi Prfecture
Ishinomaki
Kesennuma
Sendai
Shiogama
Shiroishi
Kitakami
Kamaishi
Wakuya

Yamagata Prefecture
Iide
Nanyo
Omodaka

Hokkaido Region   Prefectures: Hokkaido

Hokkaido Prefecture
Sapporo
Sapporo Ambassador
Sapporo Tourism & Convention Bureau
Sapporo Snow Festival
Ainu Museum
Mombetsu
Muroran
Noboribetsu
Chitose
Eniwa
Ishikari
Nemuro
Hakodate
Rumoi
Otaru
Fukagawa
Yubari
Links to Other Hokkaido Towns and Villages

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Japan News in English

Stars & Stripes (now combined European & Pacific)
Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan Times
Mainichi Shimbun
Asahi News
News on Japan.com
The Weekly Post
Kyoto Shimbun
Hokkaido Shimbun
Japan Update (Okinawa)
Daily News Nagoya
The Okinawa Times
The Chubu Weekly Online
Osaka News
Rhykyu Shimpo
Kyodo News Web
Japan Digest
Political Commentary (Kenichi Takemura)
Financial News (Nikkei)
Biz-Technology News
Japan Echo (Media Analysis)
Japanese Media & Publications in the U.S.
     Rafu Simpo (Los Angeles)
     OCS News (New York)-- in Japanese
Weekly Magazines
     Alles
     Tokyo Kaleidoscoop
     Flux
     Neo-Tokyo Magazine
     Tokyo Journal
     Tokyo Q
     Tokyo YY
     Tokyo Weekender
     Computing Japan Magazine
     Japan Interface
     Japan Update
  Nipponia (contemporary culture)
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
News 23 (TBS television)
TV-Tokyo 12  (in Japanese)
TV Asahi (in Japanese)
Fuji Television
Radio Japan
HBC Hokkaido

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Language & Education

Repeat After Me
Summit International College  on-line instruction
Short Guide to Japanese Grammar
Japanese-English Dictionary
WWWJDIC Translation Aid
Japanese-Online
Simple Wordbook of Japanese
Japanese Val Balloon (Lessons)
Yamada Language Center
More Japanese Lessons
Lessons in Reading Japanese
Surfing the Web in Japanese
Japanese Tutor
Kyo Kotoba (Kyoto Dialect)
Onomatopoetic Words in Japan
MIT Japanese Language Exercises
Introduction to Chinese/Japanese Writing Systems
The Association of Teachers of Japanese
World Language Pages
Linguistics WWW Home Pages in Japan
Japanese Language Programs (U.S.)
Center for Japanese Studies (U of Mich)
Japanese Language Program at Amherst College
Japanese Program at Middlebury College
Cornell University Falcon Program
Concordia College Japanese Program
Dialect (products)
Shogakukan Book Store
Kodansha Book Store
Shogakukan Books
Weatherhill Publishing

Education
Teaching and Learning about Japan
Resources for Teaching About Japan
Education in Japan (Links)
The Reischauer Institute
Japanese Colleges and Universities with Webpages
  University of Tokyo
     Kyoto University
     Hokkaido University
     Waseda University
     Keio University
     Sophia University
     Tohoku Universit
     Teikyo University
     Geidai University (Fine Arts and Music)
     Kobe University
     Kyushu University
     Tokyo Institute of Technology
     Tokyo University of Agricultrue & Technology
National Institute for Educational Research
Association for International Education
MonbushoMinistry of Science, Education, Sports, and Culture
Committee for International Contact  Research Info
Humanities Websites in Japan
Japanese Studies Network Forum

Electronic Network of Japan-America Societies

Japan Society of New York
Japan Society of Alabama
Japan Society of Arkansas
Japan Society of Boston
Japan Society of Northern California
Southern California Naginata Federation
Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana
Japan Society of Chicago
Japan Society of Cincinnati
Japan Society of Cleveland
Japan Society of Colorado
Japan Society of Dallas/Ft. Worth
Japan Society of Florida
Japan Society of Georgia
Japan Society of Hawaii
Japan Society of Houston
Japan Society of Indiana
Japan Society of Kentucky
Japan Society of Minnesota
Japan Society of Nevada
Japan Society of New Hampshire
Japan Society of New Mexico
Japan Society of Oregon
Japan Society of Pennsylvania
Japan Society of Philadelphia
Japan Society of St. Louis
Japan Society of Washington State
Japan Society of Washington D.C.
Japan Society of Wisconsin

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Business & Economy

Currency Calculator
Nikkei Average
General Links
Current Economy
Economic Planning Agency
MITI  Ministry of International Trade and Industry
JETRO  Japan External Trade Organization
J. Economic Foundation
Keidanren  Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
Daiwa Institute of Financial Research
Nomura Research Institute
Semi-Macroeconomic Research Unit
IBJ Securities Research & Links
Japan Business Center
Tokyo Stock Exchange   Official Site
Tokyo Stock Exchange (daily update) Nikkei Net
Nikkei 225 Averages
Tokyo Commodity Exchange
Tokyo Financial Futures Exchange
Nagoya Stock Exchange
Osaka Securities Exchange
Osaka World Trade Center
Japanese Bond Market
Exchange Rates CNN
Banks in Japan
     Bank of Japan
     Sumitomo Bank
     Fuji Bank
     Asahi Bank
     The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,Ltd.
     Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank
     Export-Import Bank of Japan
Mitsui Fudosan (Real Estate Data)
The Japanese Consumer
Industries
Japanese Corporations
     Sony
     NEC
     NTT
     Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
     Honda
     Nissan
     Toyota
     Sumitomo Corporation
     Fujitsu
     Hitachi, Ltd.
     Matsushita
     Asahi Breweries
     Kirin
     Shiseido
     Yamaha
     Mitsui
     Victor (JVC)
     Nippon Steel Corporation
     Mitsubishi Corporation
     Takenaka Corporation
     Hankyu Corporation
     Canon
     Seiko-Epson
     Nikon
     Taisei Corporation (Construction)
     Casio
     Kubota
     Marubeni
     Oki Electric
Japanese companies in U.S.
Misc. Business Links
Japan Career Resources

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