- Time Line of Japan - http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/timejape.htm
Chronological outline of the History of Japan.
- Kaido: The Ancient Roads of Japan - http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/nagano/atlas/a-8.html
A kids' information site from the Nagano Olympics, has basic information on the establishment and use of roads from c. 700.
- Ancient Japan - http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/churchill/japan.htm
Outlines the major developments of the Jomon through the Nara periods. Mentions important figures and dates.
- History of Japan - William Gilmore - http://loki.stockton.edu/~gilmorew/consorti/1ceasia.htm
Outlines Japanese history through the Meiji period of restoration. Find links to major historical figures and events.
- History of Japan's Literature - http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jliterature.html
Includes brief overviews of each period of Japanese literature from ancient times to present.
- East Asian History Sourcebook - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html
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 - http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/
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.
- Keyhole Tombs - http://www.ozlab.osakac.ac.jp/KOFUN_E/
Article on the kofun, or ancient burial mounds in Japan, with background information, history, timeline, types and characteristics.
- The Tale of Murasaki - http://www.taleofmurasaki.com/
Gives descriptions of chararacters in the famous Japanese story, as well as life in Heian Japan including period cosmetics, fashion, food, music, and religion. Authored by Liza Dalby, the only westerner to ever become a geisha.
- Study of the Enoshima Engi - http://www2.gol.com/users/bartraj/goddessindex-1.html
A study, including translation, of the Enoshima Engi, a 6th century dragon story by the 11th century Japanese monk Kokei. Finds Kokei's narrative is closer to history than myth.
- Japan Information Network - Todaiji Temple - http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his13.html
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.
- Women Warriors of Japan - http://www.koryu.com/Library/wwj1.html
Provides a history of women's role in Japanese martial arts from the ancient era until modern times.
- Ancient Japan - http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCJAPAN/ANJAPAN1.HTM
Gives timeline and events during old Japanese history from approximately 10,000 B.C. to the end of the Heian Period in 1192 A.D.
- Asuka Historical Museum - http://www.asukanet.gr.jp/asukahome/
History and art of Asuka, the first Japanese capital (7th century). Site includes a virtual museum containing both text and photos.
- Jo-Bo System of Heijo-Kyo, Ancient Japan - http://www.hgeo.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/soramitsu/heijokyo.html
Brief discussion of ancient city planning, using Nara as the example. Illustrations of the original grid system and its remains.
- Japan of Today - http://web-japan.org/museum/historyofjp/histjp.html
Includes a brief history of Japan from ancient times through developments after 1945. Find geographical and topographical details as well.
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