Social Studies
Japan
Maps

Bunka link (Japanese Culture)

Grade 2 Japan Research

Yokoso! Japan
http://www.japantravelinfo.com/top/default.php
A great website that gives information about things to do and see in Japan.
Kids Web Japan 
http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html
To deepen understanding about Japan, we have tried to furnish information with many photographs and
graphics. 

Japanese Baseball

Japan Photo Gallery
http://211.14.131.72/index_e.html
Excellent photographs. Use the directory to find what you are looking for.

 

Japan Photo Gallery
http://www.japan-guide.com/a/
Select your category and choose the picture you like:
Tsunami Facts
http://www.hawaiischoolreports.com/nature/
Find out the facts about this weather pattern found in Japan
 
Miso Soup
http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/living/
Find out about how miso was started, its history and how to make it.
Experience Japan - http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/
Provides info, pictures, and activities about Japan. Topics include Tokyo, culture, education, food, daily life, and more.
Zoom School Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Japan
MY Japan
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Japan.html
Find here facts, information and resources about Japan, its culture and history.
Japan Culture
http://www.japanlink.co.jp/ka/cbunfr.htm
Discover facts and information on Japanese culture, for example the tea ceremony, kimono, origami and more.
Japan Atlas
http://web-jpn.org/atlas/index.html
Japan Atlas offers easy access to the unique features of Japan by clicking "Index by Region" and/or 7 areas of interest: Historic Sites, Festivals, Architecture, Nature, Traditional Crafts, Advanced Technology and Communities
Fact book: Japan
http://www.odci.gov/
Get information on the people, geography, government, economy, and much more from the CIA World Fact book.
All About the Samurai
http://www.artelino.com/articles/samurai.asp
Lots of information about the history of these great warriors.

Japan Virtual Art Museum
http://www.jinjapan.org/museum/menu.html
A comprehensive site focusing on the various Japanese arts. Include martial arts plus other traditional arts.

Japan Fact Sheet

Kimono Encyclopedia

Origins of the Samurai
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/duchamp/410/origin.html
Find out how this warrior class started, their codes and way of life

Japanese Martial Arts

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215002/
Find out information about the different Martial Arts

Beginners Guide to Sumo
http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/flame/index.php?cate=museum
Find out the facts and history of Sumo

The Shinkansen
http://jurgen.ca/japan/jp1998022700.html
http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~dajf/byunbyun/index.htm
Here you will find the key facts about the Japanese Shinkansen.

Japanese Legends
Culture Corner: Folk Legends of Japan

All about the History of the Kimono
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214080/Clothing/history

Japanese Research Topics

Japanese Gardens Travel Brochure

Find lots of interesting facts and pictures about Japan to put in your travel brochure.

Japan Enchanted Learning 
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/Japan/ 
A wonderful site for young children about Japan. Full of links, facts, information and pictures with easy to read text. Excellent

 

Japanese Volcanoes
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/
Find info on Japanese volcanoes.

Mt. Fuji Facts and Information
http://www.sunplus.com/fuji/scott/factinfo.html
Get all the facts and information on Fuji-san!

Onigiri
http://www.shejapan.com/jtyeholder/jtye/
The history and more all in one great place to find your info.

 

 

 

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January 12, 2009