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~ Hotlist on Japan ~

| Pictures | General Information | Geography | Customs/Culture | Language | Etiquette |


Pictures


Slide shows on Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/atlas/index.html
Look here to see slide shows about Japan. The slide shows entitled Japan and Japan II will be most helpful for you. Just click on the titles and view!

General Information


Japan Facts
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ja/popula.html

Information about Japan
http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/information.htm

Introduction to Japan
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_east_asia/japan/
summary of factual information about Japan

Japan Guide
http://www.japan-guide.com/
Look here for general information on Japan.

Statistics on Japan
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.htm
Look here for interesting statistics on Japan.

Kid's Web Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Look here for information on Japan. Look at the following links on this page: 'Regions of Japan' for geography information, 'History' for history information, 'Economy and Industry' for information on Japan's economy, and 'Tradition and Culture' for information on Japan's culture.

Japan Access
http://www.jinjapan.org/access/index.html
Look here for many links with general information about Japan.

Japan for visitors
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/a.htm

All About Japan
http://www.mtsu.edu/~intr020c/

Map of Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/map/j_regi.html

Label the map of Japan - a blank map for you to label
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/continents/Asia/Japan/label/

Explore Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan.html

Geography


Japan Guide - Geography
http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1000.html
Look here for information on Japan's Geography. Be sure to check out the links under 'Geography Related Pages.'

Regions and Cities
http://www.jinjapan.org/region/index.html
Look here for information on the eight regions of Japan and major cities in Japan.

Geography and Climate
http://www.jinjapan.org/access/geo/index.html
Look here for information on Japan's geography and climate.

Japan National Tourist Organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/mapindex/E/
Look here for maps of cities in Japan. Select a city and find a map!

Political and Satellite Map of Japan
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html?id=362&size=medium&left=123.68&bottom=24.25&right=145.81&top=45.49

Look here to see a satelite map of Japan that includes borders and cities as well.

Japan's geography
http://www.aneki.com/profiles/ja.html
Look here for detailed information on Japan's geography, a map, and other general information on Japan.

Nature and Climate
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/g.html

Regions of Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/f.html

Kid's Link Japan - a lot of good information on all topics
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/link.html

Geography of Japan
http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/Digests/geo.html
This site gives you information about about Japan based on the National Geography Standards.

Japan Geography
http://www.abacci.com/atlas/geography.asp?countryID=232

Japan atlas - find regions of Japan
http://www.jinjapan.org/atlas/regions/region_fr.html

Customs/Culture


Sports
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/e.html

Customs - Clothes, Food and Homes
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/a.html

Culture - Music, Art, Festivals, etc.
http://www.jinjapan.org/today/culture.html

Culture
http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/culture.htm

Food
http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/food.htm

Japanese Culture
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan.html
Japan has a rich cultural tradition, and many pastimes have been handed down from one generation to the next. Some of the most popular ones are introduced here, and they are set up so that you can actually 'try them out' on the Web.

Japanese Festival
http://www.jinjapan.org/atlas/festivals/festi_fr.html
Japanese people's hearts leap in anticipation of the festivals that take place each year in towns and villages throughout the country.

Japanese Clothes - Kimonos for Men, Women, and Children
http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/index.html

Tea - Tea Ceremony
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/japan/d/q3.html

Japanese Meals - Basic information
http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/basicfood.html

Japanese Food - Introduction
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/cook/intro/intro.html

Japanese Kimono
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/virtual/kimono/top.html

Japanese Currency
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/japan18b.htm

 

Language

Dialects of Japanese
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/f/q10.html

Phrases and Attachments
http://www.geocities.com/malla_tobuck/phrases.html

What is Haiku?
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/


Hiragana Chart
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/say/hiragana.html

Etiquette

The Virtual Japanese Restaurant - Before you eat: Learn the Japanese dining etiquette
Quiz about eating etiquette
http://library.thinkquest.org/20013/quize.htm

Etiquette information for a variety of situations
http://www.japan.com/e/e2005.html

How to Bow.com
Film illustrating business etiquette.
http://www.how-to-bow.com/

Japanese Manners and Etiquette
A mixed list of etiquette dos and donts
http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/FAQ-Manners.html

 



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