Japan & Tokyo Directory : Society and Culture
| Stanford Taiko http://www.stanford.edu/group/StanfordTaiko/ |
| Description: A collegiate group founded in 1991. Event listing, photographs, members and alumni rosters, history, and links. |
| Okinawan Recipes http://www.okinawa.com/recipes.html |
| Description: Selected recipes from Okinawa in the Ryukyu archipelago, a cuisine derived only partly from Japan. |
| Tokushima Dialect http://www1.ourtokushima.net/english/dialect/dialect.html |
| Description: Demonstration of dialect, their equivalent in standard Japanese, and example sentences. |
| Japan Incorporated - Tanaka Memorial http://vikingphoenix.com/public/JapanIncorporated/1895-1945/tanaka.htm |
| Description: Excerpts from "Japan's Dream of World Empire: The Tanaka Memorial", about the plans for world conquest claimed to have been outlined by Baron Giichi Tanaka and submitted to Emperor Hirohito in 1927. |
| Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmy.or.jp/english/ |
| Description: Official site. History of the work, social welfare service, women's activities, and senior citizens work. |
| Kuni's Home Page http://www.kuni-net.com/jindex.html |
| Description: Information about Hi no Taiko with photographs and audio samples of performances with explanations and terms, a Yoko-bue, the Japanese bamboo flute, tutorial, and links to Taiko sites. [Japanese, English] |
| Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble http://citd.utsc.utoronto.ca/nagata |
| Description: Toronto, Canada group. Includes biography, performance schedule, descriptions of the instruments, photo galleries, CD ordering, and links. |
| International Party http://international-party.com/ |
| Description: Organizes periodic international parties in Tokyo and Osaka. With BBS, FAQ, map and access information, and links. |
| Vancouver 7573 Tokyo http://meat.riverstyx.net/~emission/japan |
| Description: Five people from Vancouver backpack in Japan, speeding through Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Kumamoto in merely eight days in 5/2002. Detailed text and many pictures. |
| Noh http://jguide.stanford.edu/site/noh_428.html |
| Description: Offers collection of resources for people researching noh, its history, and activities. |
| Galbreath, Ron and Debbie http://www.japanmin.com/ |
| Description: Church planting in Hachinohe. Ministry information, FAQ, family photos, and online newsletter. |
| My Trip to Japan http://lindag.freeyellow.com/japan01.htm |
| Description: Detailed diary and many pictures from Linda Granqvist's May 2000 trip to Japan. |
| Osaka International Church http://www2.gol.com/users/oic/ |
| Description: International, interdenominational Christian fellowship for all English-speaking people. |
| Hiroshima Archive http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA/ |
| Description: Gallery of photographs by Hiromi Tsuchida commemorating Hiroshima and it's citizens. Set up to join the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing. Has collection of links. |
| St Mary's Church http://www.nskk.org/kyoto/stmaria/english.htm |
| Description: An Episcopal church in Kyoto. |
| JCA-Net http://www.jca.apc.org/index-en.html |
| Description: Supports activities of NGOs and people's movements beyond borders collaborating with members and partners of Association for Progressive Communications (APC). |
| The Rape of Nanking http://tribo.org/nanking/ |
| Description: Read the story of this massacre inflicted in the Chinese city by invading Japanese troops. Includes photographs and historical reviews. |
| Kabuki Theater http://www.artelino.com/articles/kabuki_theater.asp |
| Description: An introduction to Japanese Kabuki theater by contemporary artist Paul Binnie. |
| Degenerate Art Ensemble http://www.degenerateartensemble.com |
| Description: Home of the Seattle-based performance group. Media-intensive collection of photos, music, background information and events calendar. |
| Ainu - Spirit of a Northern People http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/ainu/ |
| Description: Online exhibition of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History exploring the ancient origin of the Ainu, their relations with the Japanese, and the Ainu cultural rebirth. |
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