Japan Studies

Art & Humanities

art

• Ariadne (人文リソース集)
  Resource site for art and humanities. The selected links contains English sites.
  
  
• Art history bibliographies
  
  
  
• National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: Art magazines (東京国立近代美術館アートライブラリ　美術雑誌　巻号タイトル（特集名）/目次　一覧)
  Contents/Featured article titles of Japanese art magazines.
  
  
• Ritsumeikan University: Art Research Center
  Offers a wide variety of databases incl. films, ukiyo-e, kabuki actors...
  
  
• Shiga Prefecture Lake Biwa Cultural Museum: The Art of Omi (滋賀県立琵琶湖文化館：近江の美術)
  Information on cultural property of Omi (former name of Shiga Prefecture)
  
  
• Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館)
  Contents/Featured article titles of Japanese art magazines.
  
  
• 奈良国立博物館
  
  
  
• 収蔵品カタログ
  Database with images of items stored at national museums in Kyoto.

history

• Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, National Archives of Japan / 国立公文書館 アジア歴史資料センター
  
  
  
• National Archives of Japan / 国立公文書館　目録データベースシステム
  The English site is information only.
  
  
• National Archives of Japan: Digital Gallery / 国立公文書館　デジタル・ギャラリー
  
  
  
• Nagasaki University: Japanese Old Photographs in the Bakumatsu-Meiji Periods / 長崎大学　幕末～明治期の古写真
  
  
  
• National Museum of Japanese History (国立歴史民俗博物館データベース)
  
  
• Nichibunken Databases / 日本文化研究センター・データベース
  Nichibunken (International Research Center for Japanese Studies) offers a wide variety of databases.
  
  
• Sekai to Nihon Database / データベース「世界と日本」
  Incl. a database of the post-war Japanese politics and diplomacy.
  
  
• University of Tokyo Library System: Katei Bunko （東京大学付属図書館電子化資料 電子版霞亭文庫）
  1,159 books from the Edo period are stored as ditigal image.
  
  
• University of Tokyo: Historiographical Institute Databases (東京大学史料編纂所データベース)
  
  
  
• 近現代日本政治関係人物文献目録
  

language & linguistics

• Japanese language proficiency test
  
  
  
• Essential materials on Japanese linguistics
  
  
  
• NHK World Japanese Lessons
  Japanese lessons aired on Radio Japan. Requires RealPlayer.
  
  
• National Institute for Japanese Language (国立国語研究所)
  
  
  
• National Institute for Japanese Language Bibiography Search (国立国語研究所 国語学研究文献検索)
  Search engine for journal articles on Japanese language study published 1954-1990 (downloadable).
  
  
• Japanese Tutorials
  Links to on-line Japanese tutorial pages.
  
  

literature

• Aozora Bunko (青空文庫)
  Internet library. Offers copyright-expired Japanese books online.
  
  
• Japanese-literature related photographs
  Database of photograps related to modern Japanese literature; maintained by the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature.
  
  
• Japanese Literature in Translation
  Japan Foundation database of Japanese literary works available in translation.
  
  
• Japanese Literature Text File (日本文学等テキストファイル)
  
  
  
• Japanese Text Initiative / 日本語テキストイニシアティブ
  Texts of classical Japanese literature.
  
  
• 聴く古典：音声古典ライブラリ
  Audio library of selected works of Japanese classical literature.
  
  
• Kambun database (全國漢籍データベース)
  Nation-wide database of Classical Chinese materials available in Japan.
  
  
• Kambun bibliography
  Bibliography list for the study of kambun, by Professor Paul Atkins, UW
  
  
• Nara Ehon Digital Database / 奈良絵本データベース
  Nara picture books.
  
  
• National Institute of Japanese Literature / 国文学研究資料館
  
  
  
• Nichibunken: Waka Database (国際日本文化研究センター：和歌データベース) /
  
  
• NWEC: Literature Database / 国立女性教育会館女性教育情報センター 文献情報データベース
  NWEC (National Women's Education Center)
  
  

maps

• Denshi Kokudo Portal (電子国土ポータル)
  Geographical information.
  
  
• Geographical Survey Institute: Maps & Geographical Information / 国土地理院
  
  
• Hokkaido University Library: Old photographs of the Northern Teritories (北海道大学付属図書館　北方資料高精細画像電子展示)
  
  
• Japanese Historical Maps
  A collection of about 2,300 historical maps kept at the East Asian Library at UC Berkeley.
  
  
• Mapion (情報地図コミュニケーション　マピオン)
  Find a map by the address or name of a train station/route.
  
  
• Meiji University Library: Collection of Old Maps by Ashida Bunko (明治大学図書館　蘆田文庫古地図展電子展示目次)
  
  
• National Archives of Japan: Digital Gallery / 国立公文書館　デジタル・ギャラリー
  
  
  
• National Diet Library: Dai Nihon enkaiyochi zenzu (国立国会図書館　大日本沿海輿地全図)
  The maps created by Ino Tadataka.
  
  
• Nichibunken: Nagasaki kochizu database/長崎古地図データベース
  Old maps of Nagasaki. Registration required.
  
  
• UC Berkeley Japanese Historical Maps Collection
  
  
• University of Tokukshima Library: Digital Archives(徳島大学付属図書館貴重資料高精細デジタルアーカイブ)
  

museums

• The Ainu Museum / アイヌ民族博物館
  
  
• e-Kokuho (e国宝)
  National treasures and important cultural property of National Museum in Japan.
  
  
• Tokugawa Art Museum / 徳川美術館
  
  
• Tokyo University Digital Museum / 東京大学総合研究博物館
  
  
• Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum / 早稲田大学坪内博士記念演劇博物館
  
  
• Ukiyoe Museum (浮世絵美術館)

perfoming arts

• Hosei University Institute of Noh Studies
  
  
• Kinema Club - Study of Japanese moving image media
  
  
• Takarazuka Revue
  
  
• Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum / 早稲田大学坪内博士記念演劇博物館
  

traditional arts

• Bonsai in Japan - Links
  
  
• Japanese Garden Database
  
  
• Ogasawara Sencha Service School (小笠原流煎茶道)
  
  
• Ogawa Sencha Tea Ceremony School / 小川流煎茶
  
  
• Tea Hyakka - Tea ceremony / 茶の湯
  
  
• Ukiyoe Museum (浮世絵美術館)
  
  
• Urasenke / 裏千家
  Site ofr a major school of tea ceremony.

Books & Media

book reviews/book search/bookstores/publishers

• Amazon.co.jp
  
  
• Books.or.jp
  Search books in print in Japan.
  
  
• Book Park
  Customizing and Internet publishing.
  
  
• Gendai Manga Library (現代マンガ図書館　内記コレクション)
  
  
• Kanda Booktown / BOOK TOWN 神田
  Search for antiquarian books.
  
  
• Kinokuniya Book Web (紀伊国屋インターネット仮想書店)
  On-line virtual bookstore.
  
  
• Kokuhou Club (国宝倶楽部)
  
  
• Old books: BOOK TOWN JIMBOU
  
  
• List of Japanese Publishers (日本国内の出版社)
  
  
• Shinsho Map (新書マップ)
  Search new books by topic.
  

e-journals

• J@pan.Inc / ジャパンインクマガジン
  Monthly business journal.
  
  
• Documentary Box / ドキュメンタリー映画機関誌
  Documentary film journal.
  
  
• Foreign Press Center / フォーリン・プレスセンター
  
  
• Japan Echo
  Interactive journal of informed opinion.
  
  
• Japan Mail Media
  Mail magazine on edited by a Japanese auther, Murakami Ryu.
  
  
• Japan Labour Bulletin
  Monthly journal published between 1992 and 2004 by the Japan Institute of Labour. Requires PDF reader.
  
  
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics
  
  
• Mangajin e-Zine (漫画人)
  
  
• Nipponia
  
  
• Weekly Post / 週刊ポスト
  

newspapers

• Asahi.com / アサヒ・コム
  
  
• Japan Times
  
  
• Japan Web News (全国新聞ニュース網)
  
  
• Kyodo News / 共同通信社
  
  
• Mainichi Daily / 毎日jp
  
  
• NIKKEI Net / 日本経済新聞
  
  
• North American Post / 北米報知
  
  
• Todays.jp　(今日のニッポン)
  
  
• Yomiuri On-line　(読売新聞)
  
  
• Yomiuri On-line　Kansai (読売新聞関西本社)
  
  
• ニュースパーク（日本新聞博物館）
  

others

• Monthly Report on Broadcast Research / 月刊　放送研究と調査
  Edited by NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute.
  
  
• Mainichi Photo Bank (毎日フォトバンク)
  Japanese photo database.
  
  

Business & Economy

• Bank of Japan / 日本銀行
  
  
• Bank of Japan, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies / 日本銀行金融研究所
  
  
• Bank of Japan, Currency Museum / 日本銀行貨幣博物館
  
  
• Chubu Economic Federation / 中部経済連合会
  
  
• Digital Information Network of Japan Economy / 日本の景気・経済情報快速ネットワーク「電猫」
  
  
• Institute of Developing Economies--JETRO / 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）
  
  
• Japan Association of Corporate Executives / 経済同友会
  
  
• Japan Bank for International Cooperation / 国際協力銀行
  
  
• Japan Business Links
  
  
• Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry / 日本商工会議所
  
  
• Japan External Trade Organization / 日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）
  
  
• Japan Federation of Economic Organization (Keidanren) / 日本経済団体連合会
  
  
• Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affaires / 経済広報センター
  
  
• Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) / 関西経済連合会
  
  
• Tokyo Stock Exchange / 東京証券取引所
  

Computer & Internet

japanese language support

• AsiaSurf
  
  
• Union Way
  Offers AsianSuite, a suite of multilingual Windows applications which run on any of Microsoft Windows products.
  
  
• Installing East Asian Language Support Under Windows XP
  
  
• Using Japanese language on your computer
  

Education

• Education Library (教育図書館)
  Tokyo-based library of education-related publications.
  
• Japan Student Services Organization / 日本学生支援機構
  
  
• Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (日本国際教育支援協会)
  
  
• Child Research Net / チャイルド・リサーチ・ネット
  Research site for the future of Japanese children.

Generalities

• Council on East Asian Libraries
  The organization for East Asian librarians in North America.
  
  
• Association for Asian Studies
  
  
• Web Japan
  Gateway for all Japanese information.
  
  
• Web Japan - Links
  A comprehensive list of links to Japan-related websites.
  
  
• Key Aspects of Japan / 日英対訳日本文化キーワード事典
  Offers a chance to understand Japan and Japanese culture.
  
  
• Links to Japanese Research Institutes
  
  
• Japan-Guide.com
  Japan travel and living guide.
  
  
• Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
  
  
• Links to Think Tanks / 日本のシンクタンク情報
  
  
• Reference Club / レファレンスクラブ
  Reference support website (membership required).
  
  
• Collaborative Reference Database / レファレンス協同データベース
  
  
• Work in Japan / Daijob.com
  Japan's bi-lingual jobs website.

Govt, Politics & Law

government agencies

• Japanese Government Portal Site (電子政府の総合窓口)
  
  
• Japanese Government Publications (政府刊行物)
  
  
• Japan Foundation / 国際交流基金
  
  
• National Institute of Informatics / 国立情報学研究所
  
  
• NIPPON-Net -- Local Authorities Systems Development Center / 地方自治情報センター
  
  
• The House of Councillors / 衆議院ホームページ
  
  
• The House of Representatives / 参議院ホームページ
  
  
• Prime of Japan and His Cabinet / 首相官邸ホームページ
  
  
• Government Offices (includes Ministry web sites) / 官公庁
  

government document

• Diet Record Search (国会会議録検索システム)
  

politics

• Election.co.jp
  Information about the elections in Japan.
  
  
• Japan Initiative
  Database of Japanese Diet members and their platforms.
  
  
• Japan Politics Information Central
  
  
• Roper Center"s Japanese Data Archive
  Offers the on-line, question-level database of Japanese public opinion and Japanese data library.
  
  
• Japan NPO Center
  Includes a database of Japanese non-profit organizations.
  
  
• 近代日本法政資料センター
  
  
• 近現代日本政治関係人物文献目録
  

law

• Japanese Legal Research at the University of Washington
  
  
• Supreme Court of Japan / 裁判所

Religion

• Indian and Buddhist Studies Treatise Database / インド学仏教学論文データベース
  
  
• Journal of Buddhist Ethics
  
  
• Shinto Online Network Association / 神社と神道ホームページ
  
  
• Taisho Tripitaka(大正新脩大蔵経テキストデータベース)
  Download site for Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo.
  
  
• 中世日本研究所
  
  
• 奈良国立博物館
  
  
• East Asian Religions
  

Science

• Geographical Survey Institute / 国土地理院
  
  
• Japan Science and Technology Agency / 科学技術振興機構
  
  
• Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic / 科学技術情報発信・流通総合システム
  
  
• Research Information Database / 研究情報公開データベース
  Offered by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

Social & Culture

culture

• Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin Univ. / 國學院大學　日本文化研究所
  
  
• Institute for Okinawan Studies, Hosei Univ.
  
  
• Japan Association for Cultural Exchange / 国際文化交流推進協会
  

gender

• Sukotan Kikaku (すこたん企画)
  Information on lesbians and gays.

manga

• Kyoto International Manga Museum （京都国際マンガミュージアム）
  Databases of manga magazines and related publications.
  

music

• 楽譜ネット
  Music scores
  
  
• Association for International Exchange of Japanese Music / 日本音楽国際交流会
  
  
• Music Forest (音楽の森)
  Copyright information, musicians, CDs...

popular culture

• Kyoto Seika University Organization for Human Contact (京都精華大学表現研究機構)
  
  
• Multimedia Projects: Japanese Popular Music with Subtitles
  

sports

• All Japan Kendo Foundation / 全日本剣道連盟
  
  
• Nihon Sumo Kyokai / 日本相撲協会公式サイト
  

welfare

• Japan Links - Welfare
  Links to welfare related sites.
  

women

• The Center for the Advancement of Working Women (女性と仕事の未来館)
  
  
• e-woman
  
  
• fem-net
  Electronic network for active women contributing to the women's movement in Japan.
  
  
• Women's Issues links (ふぇみんリンク)
  Links to websites addressing women's issues.

Statistics

• Duke University: Statistical Sources on Japan
  
  
• Japanese Data Archive: Roper Center
  Comprehensive database of Japanese public opinions.
  
  
• Language and Culture (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japanese Government)
  
  
• National Diet Library: Statistical Materials for Learning About Japan
  
  
• National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
  
  
• NHK Public Opinion Research: Results and Analyses (NHK世論調査の結果・分析)
  
  
• NWEC: Gender Statistics database (ヌエック　女性と男性に関する統計データベース)
  
  
• Ohara Institute for Social Research / 法政大学大原社会問題研究所
  
  
• Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications / 総務省　統計局