Web Directory

» Classical Japanese Language and Literature
   This site teaches the classical (that is, old) Japanese language, through poems and extracts from literary/zen/martial arts classics.
   http://www.classical-japanese.net/

» Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture
   Include review of lectures and details of the prizes awarded by the center to support translation of Japanese literature.
   http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/

» Horagai
   Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.
   http://www.horagai.com/

» Introduction to History of Japan's Literature
   A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
   http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jliterature.html

» Japanese Literature Home Page
   Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.
   http://www.f.waseda.jp/mjewel/jlit/index.html

» Japanese Literature Resources Page
   Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.
   http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/japan.htm

» Japanese Text Initiative
   Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.
   http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/

» K.Inadomi's Private Library
   A biographical sketch of Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a Japanese citizen. Also includes texts of selected works and links.
   http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~kilib/

» Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor
   From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan.
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/NINTOKU.HTM

» The Flowering of Japanese Literature
   The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LIT.HTM