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• Regional: Asia: Japan: Arts and Entertainment: Traditional (135)
• Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: History: Pre-Modern Japan (3)
• Society: History: By Time Period: Ancient (969)
• World: Japanese: 社会: 文化 (68)

• Asuka Historical Museum - History and art of Asuka, the first Japanese capital (7th century). Virtual museum containing both text and photos.
• Crystalinks.com - Ancient Japan - Ancient Japan Haiku history and chronology.
• Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan - Includes 3 diaries written by women aristocracy, created around 1000 AD.
• East Asian History Sourcebook - Provides access to primary source texts from East Asian countries, particularly China, Japan, and Korea. Arranged by era from ancient history to post-World War II.
• Edo Japan - A Virtual Tour - Take a tour through Tokyo during the period of the Tokugawa shoguns, and learn about the history of Japan's greatest city. Illustrated by ukiyo-e images, the text discusses the traditions that underlie Japanese culture.
• History of Japan's Literature - Includes brief overviews of each period of Japanese literature from ancient times to present.
• Japan Information Network - Todaiji Temple - Temple complex in Nara, Japan includes the largest wooden building in the world. View the Great Buddha housed inside and learn about the complex's history.
• Japan of Today - Includes a brief history of Japan from ancient times through developments after 1945. Find geographical and topographical details as well.
• Japanese Rice Culture - The Misunderstood Philosophy of the Agrarian Past - Essay on ancient rituals and peasant society practices that became part of Japanese traditional culture and still influence present day rural society.
• Jo-Bo System of Heijo-Kyo, Ancient Japan - Brief discussion of ancient city planning, using Nara as the example. Illustrations of the original grid system and its remains.
• Kaido: The Ancient Roads of Japan - A kids' information site from the Nagano Olympics, has basic information on the establishment and use of roads from c. 700.
• Kamakura - Includes origins, history, and glossary of place names.
• Women Warriors of Japan - Provides a history of women's role in Japanese martial arts from the ancient era until modern times.

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