site for JPNS Culture

Please disregard Japanese characters, and take a look at some sites. Some are for images, and the others are for learning activities. Give us your opinion at today's chat. Thank you.



大学共同利用機関法人　人間文化研究機構
国立歴史民俗博物館
National Museum of Japanese History

http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/index.html

Top 10 Japanese Surnames (about.com)

http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa051403a.htm

参勤交代
水戸街道
www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/.../ 3_kinsei/3_2_1.htm

加賀百万石参勤交代
www.noevir-hk.co.jp/.../ 2007/06/post_380.html

江戸時代の宿場の風景：総論として宿場の施設等を錦絵で紹介
kkubota.cool.ne.jp/ shishuku1.html

鎖国　長崎出島 (stamp image)
日蘭交流400周年
www.post.japanpost.jp/.../ 2000/0419/index.html

世界恩人巡礼大写真館： 画家（国内）コーナー
kajipon.sakura.ne.jp/ haka/h-n-gaka.htm

文化遺産オンライン　Cultural Heritage Online （試験公開版）
http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/Index.do;jsessionid=2FF864DB7D16889C9CD44E09722C4E8B

人形浄瑠璃文楽　（国立劇場）
www.kyokyo-u.ac.jp/.../ joruri/ningyoujoururi.htm

文化庁　（「歌舞伎（伝統的な演技演出様式によって上演される歌舞伎）」 が第３回ユネスコ「人類の口承及び無形遺産に関する傑作」としての宣 言されたことについて）
www.bunka.go.jp/1osirase/ unesco_3_200512.html

Map of Japan (Kids web Japan)
This site introduces Japanese Culture, education and fashion in English, Japanese and other languages like French, German, Spanish, and Korean etc.
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/explore/map/index.html

Key Aspects of Japan
Images are not available but definitions are plenty.
http://www.japanlink.co.jp/ka/home.html

Welcome to Edo
http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/

Kabuki for Everyone
http://park.org/Japan/Kabuki/kabuki.html

Japanese Castle Trek
http://castle.ad-g.tv/egindex.htm

歴史街道
An English site
This site provides access to a wide variety of historic cultural resources in and around the Kansai region by designating a main route and several theme routes.
http://www.kiis.or.jp/rekishi/kaido-e.html

Japan Society
Japan Society is the premier producer of high-quality content on Japan for the United States, offering over one hundred events annually in the performing and visual arts, business and policy sector, and education fields, as well as publications and online forums.
http://www.japansociety.org/about

NIPPONIA
NIPPONIA is a quarterly Web magazine that 
introduces modern Japan to people all over the world.
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/index.html