672 Posts Found

A library of Ukiyo-E images and related information from the man behind WWWJDIC!

Source: “Jim Breen” | Subject: Arts & Entertainment

A look at works of art produced in Japan from the beginnings of human habitation there, sometime in the 10th millennium BC, to the present. Periods covered include:
– Japanese Prehistory
– Asuka and Nara Art
– Heian Art
– Kamakura Art
– Muromachi Art
– Momoyama Art
– Art of the Edo Period
– Art since … [ Read more ]

Sources: “Paris”, “WebMuseum” | Subject: Arts & Entertainment

Terminology for Chinese and Japanese writing styles, including history, detailed information, and Hiragana & Katakana charts.

Source: “Apropos” | Subject: Kanji

Several dozen short lessons on reading and writing the Japanese Hiragana writing system. Includes pronunciation cues, a Hiragana table, and words that use each letter.

Source: “Benjamin Barrett” | Subject: Kanji

Typical features of a denshi-jisho (wa-ei, ei-wa, kanji, etc.) but accessible online. You can also add the dictionary functionality directly to your browser.

Note: this site is in Japanese

Source: “Lycos” | Subject: Translate

Sixteen introductory Japanese lessons (for free) including pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary for each lesson. Also includes free online message board and link to a free Japanese/English dictionary online. Also has links to Japanese software and other useful Web sites.

Source: “Japanese-Online.com” | Subject: Online Lessons

This is a pretty basic site, but what makes it worth a studied visit is the “appendix articles” section. This section, designed with the intermediate student in mind, offers about a dozen articles that analyze and break down concepts that many beginning students find difficult to understand.

Source: “Brian Rak” | Subject: Language Learning Tips

A travel guide to Japan that has facts such as climate, geography, population, and language, and essential information about business hours, customs, national holidays, getting around, eating out, places to stay, things to do, regional travel plans, and tourist guides. The tourist guides details hundreds of tourist sites divided by regions. Additionally, there is a searchable map, related links, and the weather. Also available in … [ Read more ]

Source: “JNTO” | Subject: Travel & Tourism

A look at the youth-driven shopping and fashion culture of Tokyo.

Source: “The New Yorker / Rebecca Mead” | Subject: Culture

Great site focuses on “…teaching Kana and the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Joyo Kanji since 1996”

Source: “The Kanji Study Group” | Subject: Kanji

The JP NET project seeks to build a clearinghouse for tools, services and information for Japanese Language and Culture educators and students world-wide.

Source: “M.I.T.” | Subject: General

Magazine focused on Japan and Japanese that is very useful for students of the language.

Source: “Mangajin” | Subjects: News / Magazine, Other Useful Resources