History

Overview on Japanese art history.

Dedicated to Japanese samurai history, painstakingly researched with biographies, timelines, translations, maps, and much more.

Gives story of Friendship Dolls exchanged between Japan and the U.S. in 1927 and more recently. Includes many photos of original dolls and new dolls. Has numerous English translations of web pages created by Japanese elementary schools.

China News Digest's web site presenting Chinese views on the Nanjing massacre; articles, picture galleries, database

Article written by Arimasa Kubo on the possible Jewish influences on the ancient Japanese religion and culture.

The Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo (東京大学史料編纂所, Tōkyō daigaku shiryō hensan-jo) is a research institution affiliated with the University of Tokyo that is devoted to the analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source mat

Japanese stamps and history, buddhist monuments in the Horyu-Ji area, historic momuments of Ancient nara (in Japanese and partly in

Personal web site devoted to the Ninja Village; special chapter on clothing; events, links, photo gallery.

Developed by the students of Kyoto Sangyo University for non-Japanese who would like to learn about famous personages in modern-day Japan

History of Sakhalin Island and the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia; adventure of Mamiya Rinzo, maps, related links, vocabulary

The National Ainu Museum (国立アイヌ民族博物館, Kokuritsu Ainu Minzoku Hakubutsukan) is a museum located in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. The museum's mission is "to promote a proper understanding and awareness of Ainu history and culture in Japan and elsewhere out of

Premodern Japanese Studies (PMJS) is a worldwide network of scholars, students, and professionals researching premodern Japan. We serve as a platform for disseminating information relevant to Japanese art, art history, literature, history, culture, langua

Photographical database presented by the University of Nagasaki; search by region, keyword or shelf number; recommended site.

Established by the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Ministry of Education, based on the "Law for the Promotion of the Ainu Culture and for the Dissemination and Advocacy for the Traditions of the Ainu and the Ainu Culture".

Social science and humanities databases of periodical articles from the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa eras

H-Japan is an international, nonpartisan electronic discussion group sponsored by H-Net, Humanities-On-Line and the Kansai Institute of of

Art and culture in Japan's post-war period (by the Smithsonian Institution)

Overview over Japanese army and navy aircraft of WWII; pictures, sounds and entertainment page

Part of the Naval Operations Database Project, very comprehensive!

"The objectives of this program Kansai Digital Archives are recording tangible and intangible cultural assets.