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Ancient Japan __ About the prehistoric Jomon period in Japan - From ThinkQuest - http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112187/ancient_japan.htm

Ancient Japan__ Outline of the major developments between the Jomon and the Nara periods. It mentions important figures and dates which are good jumping-off points for further research. - From Creighton University - http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/churchill/japan.htm

Ancient Japan __ History of ancient Japan. "Japan does not appear in history until 57 AD when it is first mentioned in Chinese histories, where it is referred to as "Wa." - illustrated - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/ANJAPAN1.HTM

Ancient Japan Contents__ Outline of ancient Japanese history. - photos and other illustrations - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/CONTENTS.HTM

Ancient Japan Gallery __ Gallery of ancient Japanese art. - photos and other illustrations - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/GALLERY.HTM

ASUKA/Home Page __ Webpages of the Asuka Historical Museum. History and virtual tour of museum. - illustrated - From Asuka Historical Museum - http://www.asukanet.gr.jp/asukahome/index.html

Bushido Home Page __ About Bushido which is a code and way of life for the Samurai class of Japanese warriors. - illustrated - From James Clark/Pacific University - http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/bushido/bindex.html

Castles of Japan__ Tour the great castles of ancient Japan. - photos, history - http://www.geocities.com/castlejapan/

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan __ These diaries provide some excellent reading, delightful reading as well. - well illustrated - From Celebration of Women Writers - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/court.html

Gold and Silver Swords __ About Japanese swords "Various swords that were decorated with either gold or silver, that were quite different from regular swords, were excavated from various tumuli around Japan. These swords were not only weapons,they were also ceremonial, and had belonged to people of social and political standing as symbols of their rank." - photos, cultural importance - http://www.mediajoy.com/chikatsu/96ase/96ase_e.html

Heian Art __ Overview of the Heian period -- 794-1185 -- with an emphasis on art. - http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/japan/heian.html

Heian Japan __ This is a good overview of the Heian Period. The Heian period is known as "Classical" Japan - From Richard Hooker/World civilizations - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/HEIAN.HTM

Japanese Architecture __ Here is a gallery of click-to-view images of classic Japanese architecture. A good resource for illustrating reports and homework. - illustrated - From University of Virginia - http://www.web.virginia.edu/asianarc/public/directory.htm#japan

Japanese history: Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun __ This is an excellent history of Japan from ancient to modern times. Each section is well explained and easily understood. Text links lead to additional information. Use links found on the left of the page to advance through time. - From Kinboshi Media - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2131.html

Japanese Roots __Paper dealing with the origins of the Japanese from their earliest history. - http://www2.gol.com/users/hsmr/Content/East%20Asia/Japan/History/roots.html

Jimmu Tenno __ "In Japanese history, Jimmu is the founder of the Japanese Imperial line...Western historians and modern Japanese historians generally believe the story of Jimmu to be legendary; throughout most of Japanese cultural history, however, the story of Jimmu was a powerful account of true history and the founding of Japan." An online version of it. - By Richard Hooker - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/JIMMU.HTM

Kaido: The Ancient Roads of Japan __ This brief article about ancient Japanese roads is from Nagano'98 Kids' Info Center. Good for the younger student. - illustrated - From Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/nagano/atlas/a-8.html

Memory of Jomon Period __Online book about the archaeology and history of the Jomon period in Japanese prehistory. - photos and other illustrations - From Tokyo University - http://www.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dm2k-umdb/publish_db/books/dm2000/english/02/02-01.html

Shinto: Sacred Art of Ancient Japan __ View some of the artifacts displayed as part of the "Shinto - The Sacred Art of Ancient Japan show at the British Museum. - illustrated - From Justin's Links by Justin Hall - http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/spirit/shinto/2001-britishmuseum/

Tale of Genji Home Page __ This site is about an ancient Japanese novel known as "The Tale of Genji." It is important as a turning point in the cultural development of Japan. - http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/genji/homepage.html

Wajin.html __ "Here is a history of Japan as seen by third century China. "The author is CHINJYU, who was the bureaucrat of history in the SHIN dynasty of China. The Japanese capital and things were actually verified in the third century. At that time, Japan was called the WI country. ( It changed to the WA country later.) And the territory and the capital of Japan were quite different from that of the 21st century. A queen governed the WI country." - http://members.aol.com/Chachakunn/wajinden.html

Women and Women's Communities in Ancient Japan __ This is about women in ancient Japan is, like so much else in early Japanese history, filled with missing parts. - illustrated - From Washington State University - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/WOMEN.HTM

The Yamato State __ "The earliest Japanese state we know of was ruled over by Yamato "great kings"; the Yamato state, which the Japanese chronicles date to 500 A.D., that is, the time when a new wave of Korean cultural influence passed through southern Japan, was really a loose hegemony." A good overview. - From Richard Hooker - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/YAMATO.HTM

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