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Japan & Tokyo Directory : Society and Culture
| IIAS Newsletter: Tsugaru Shamisen Music http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/19/regions/ea14.html |
| Description: Dr. Hae-kyung Um's book review of The Birth of Tsugaru Shamisen Music. |
| Edo Japan - A Virtual Tour http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/ |
| Description: Take a tour through Tokyo during the period of the Tokugawa shoguns, and learn about the history of Japan's greatest city. Illustrated by ukiyo-e images, the text discusses the traditions that underlie Japanese culture. |
| Shuggie's Travelogue http://www.koiwascotland.plus.com/ejaplink/shugtoc.html |
| Description: Find out about Japan and Japanese; A Scotsman's Guide to Japan and the Japanese |
| Booska Dreams http://www.teleport-city.com/departures/japan/japan01.html |
| Description: A group of five friends celebrate their lack of employment by visiting Kyoto. |
| Japanese Recipes from Recipezaar http://www.recipezaar.com/browse/00F07B |
| Description: About twenty recipes. |
| Monkeys and Foxes in Japanese Folktales http://pweb.cc.sophia.ac.jp/~britto/deekid/task17/yoshi17.html |
| Description: Student essay by Yoshi-Yoshi on two of the most prominent figures in Japanese folktales. |
| Tokyo Food Page http://www.bento.com/ |
| Description: Articles on Japanese specialty cuisines, small collection of recipes, and list of Tokyo restaurants. |
| Far East Lodge No. 1 http://www2.gol.com/users/lodge1/ |
| Description: Yokohama. Details about meetings, location, and history. Also has a members-only area and related links. |
| WWII Japanese Military Sword (Shin-Gunto) http://nihontobook.homestead.com/files/gunto/ohmura.html |
| Description: Translation of a Japanese site specializing on japanese swords produced and used during World War. |
| Japanese: The Spoken Language http://www.yale.edu/yup/jsl.htm |
| Description: This three-volume textbook series and accompanying interactive CD-ROM program stresses Japanese as it is spoken today in Japan. |
| Blade Fittings http://www.bladefittings.com/ |
| Description: Custom made tsuba and other blade fittings by Pat Hastings. Site has a picture gallery of products and ordering information. |
| Stickyrice.com http://www.stickyrice.com/sushi/sushi.shtml |
| Description: Sushi chef Jay Catapusan provides recipes and tutorials. |
| Ichibata Yakushi Buddhist Temple http://ichibata.org/e-index.html |
| Description: Temple inn for pilgrims and general tourists, overlooking beautiful Lake Sinji |
| Nisei Week Japanese Festival http://www.niseiweek.org/ |
| Description: The annual festival in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles promotes Japanese-American culture with fun and exciting events during July and August. |
| Waking Old Wonds - Rebuttal Against Iris Chang http://www.geocities.com/possum2005/ |
| Description: A rebuttal to several points in Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking", by a professor at San Diego State University. |
| Shichi-Go-San for Kids http://www.geocities.com/shichigosan2001/ |
| Description: Visit a shinto shrine, learn about the 1000 year candy, and see what kids wear for the holiday. |
| Study Abroad in Japan http://www.the-room.org/~peter/travelogue.html.utf8 |
| Description: Travelogue of a student who spent 6 weeks studying abroad in Fukuoka, Japan, with trips to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. |
| Dave Berry Editorial http://vms.www.uwplatt.edu/~geography/japan/japandb.html |
| Description: Excerpt of humorous book on Japan by Dave Berry. |
| Your Name In Japanese http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/ |
| Description: Translates your name phonetically into Japanese kanji. |
| My Trip to Japan http://www.dichne.com/trip.html |
| Description: Details of a sumo oriented trip to Japan in 1998. Includes pictures of several top athletes. |
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