Second graders discuss various types of music. They identify and explore Japanese music, and instruments. They make a koto.

Japanese Creation Myth (712 CE) translated and updated text for modern retelling.

This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.

Here you can find a comprehensive travel and living guide to Japan. Content includes a look at Japan's people, culture, and events through the eyes of a tourist. A great place for destination overviews, day-to-day lifestyles, and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Tokyo, the capital of Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Read a short essay on Japan's geography and how it affected the culture of Japan.

Explore the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Japan on this site.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Japan including early civilizations, classical, medieval, the Edo period, shoguns, the empire of Japan, and democracy on this site.

Examines an agreement between the the United States and Japan to make a missile defense system to protect both countries. 6/06

This site has a translation of a poem by Sami Mansei in the Man'yoshu.

Interesting Battle of Midway timeline with details of significant times and important events that occurred on June 4, 1942.

A photograph of a busy street in Japan by Tony Newlin.