Japanese Culture
 

For information on patterns of behavior in , see the following books in our library:

Japan Almanac

Culture and Customs of Japan

Kodansha Encyclopedia of JAPAN

If you are on campus, go to:

CultureGrams

Grolier On-line

Japanese newspapers in English

Kodansha On-line

Japan In-Depth: History & Culture: Traditional Annual Events
Collection of descriptions of traditional annual festivals and events in Japan, such as the Sapporo Snow Festival, Setsubun (bean-throwing festival), Soma-Nomaoi (wild horse racing), Dai-Chochin Matsuri (giant lantern festival), Shichi-Go-San (children's shrine-visiting day), and Tori-no-Ichi (rake fair). From the Japan National Tourist Organization.



If you are not on campus, you must use the Remote Access on the library home page.

 

For information on usual patterns of behavior in the , go to Infoplease