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...
Other
Japanese National Tourism Office: Japan in Depth: Holidays, Occasions, Events
A list of the main holidays and festivals held throughout Japan each year, along with illustrations of decorations, foods, and tokens used in the celebrations of these events.
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.