John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson: You Too Can Haiku
Here's a creative lesson for students to examine various haikus, and Japanese culture, then write their own haiku poem, and illustrate it using watercolors! Provides plenty of links to more information, a thorough explanation of the...
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kids Web Japan: Japanese Economy & Industry
A short description of Japanese economy and industry which details on what the Japanese manufacture, what their specialties are and more.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Japanese Internment
Learn how various environmental and cultural changes impacted the treatment of Japanese Americans in Utah.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kids Web Japan: The Imperial Family of Japan
A short account of the Japanese Imperial family and the role they play in Japanese society today.
Other
Michael R. Bernstein Fine Japanese Art
This is a gem of a site. Choices are clearly marked for pictures and information about ivory, wood, and modern netsuke.
Brown University
Brown University Library Center: Perry Visits Japan: A Visual History
Showcases a beautiful Japanese scroll that depicts Commodore Matthew Perry's landing in Japan in 1854 and a set of lithographs by Willam Heine that illustrate Perry's expedition. These visual images accompanied by student essays are...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: A Visit to a Japanese High School
The lesson plan lets students research about high school life in Japan and compare and contrast it with that of America.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Wanderer, the Story of Rev. Sang Chui Lee
Reverend Sang-Chui Lee is a Korean immigrant to Canada who had converted to Christianity in response to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and Korea. He later became a United Church minister. His three daughters married non-Koreans...
Other
Pacific University: Bushido, the Way of the Warrior
This site from Pacific University gives basic insight into what Bushido is and what influenced its final structure.