Guides and Directories

Base Jumper
Links to Tokyo life, work, and shopping.
http://risingsons.com/base/

Butterfly Corporation
Database of links on Japan with a wide variety of topics.
http://www.butterflycorp.com/

CIA - The World Factbook: Japan
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html

Essential, Informed, and Intriguing Sites About Japan
A collection of Japan links covering culture, history, society, economy, arts, and religion.
http://www.culture-at-work.com/jpnlinks.html

Geocities Tokyo Ring
A database of sites relating to Japan and Tokyo.
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=gctokyo

A Guide to Aichi and Mie Free Net Facilities
Free internet facilities and various libraries with audio visual information in Aichi and Mie prefectures.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Keyaki/8985/e-index.html

Indo Machi
Helpful links and information for Indians in Japan. May not work with Netscape.
http://www.learnbysample.com/japan/

Irish and Celtic Ring Japan
Ring for websites based on Irish/Celtic and Japanese cultural, social and economic relations.
http://www2.gol.com/users/celtic/WebRing/ring.html

Japan and Japanese at Your Fingertips
Links directory on Japan with a wide range of information.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/japanese.html

The Japan FAQ Links
Includes collection of useful links on a wide range of topics.
http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/japanfaq3.html

Japan Hot Spots
Selective list of Japan related links.
http://members.tripod.com/Andy_Shuttleworth/

Japan Information Network
Contains numerous links to various aspects of Japan.
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/

Japan Introduction 2000
Introduction to Japan's economy, geography, climate, natural resources, demographics, political system, immigration, and maps.
http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/japan/japan_introduction.html

Japan, My Japan
Useful links on culture, society, mass media, travel, literature and language.
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Japan.html

Japan Reference (JREF)
A directory related to Japan and Japanese culture.
http://www.jref.com/

Japan Search Engines Collection.
With summary and URL submissions. Provides AIO search page for handicap use.
http://ezer.com/search/Japan/

Japan.co.jp
A search and web directory for the international community seeking information about Japan.
http://www.japan.co.jp

Japanese Search Engine Relationship Chart
See which Japanese search engines are powering the various portals, directories and other engines.
http://perrin3.com/links/japanese_search_engines.html

Japannet.de - Links to Japan
Large and monthly updated link collection about Japan and especially Kyoto.
http://www.japannet.de/

J-Guide
Stanford University guide to Japan information resources.
http://jguide.stanford.edu/

MoshiX2
A directory and search engine that lets Japanese internet users find English sites and English speaking internet users find Japanese sites.
http://www.moshix2.net/

MSN Encarta: Japan
Overview to Japanese land, society, culture, economy, government, and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761566679

Nihongo.org
Links on arts, geography, culture, government, and history.
http://www.nihongo.org

Super Links To Japanese Websites
A listing of many helpful URLs for learning and teaching Japanese, including grammar, writing, culture, art, geography, and history.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/japanese2.html

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Japan
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/japan.htm

US Department of State - Japan
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/ja/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Japan
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/japan/japan.html

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Japan
January 1994 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/jptoc.html

Web Japan
Database on Japanese society, culture, geography, politics, travel, sports, science, and economy.
http://web-japan.org/