FEUDAL JAPAN PATHFINDER

HARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
7th GRADE - MRS. HOY		 Middle School Pathfinders
Lakewood City Schools
Lakewood Public Library
GEOGRAPHY
-Map of Feudal Japan
-Historical Japanese Maps (Harvard)
-Current Map of Japan
-Japan-Guide - Geography
HISTORY

-Japanese History - Japan-Guide.com
-History Overview - Japan-Guide.com
-Ancient Japan - Jomon and Yayoi
-Prehistoric Archaeology of Japan

FEUDAL JAPAN

-Webquest in Feudal Japan
-Feudalism in Japan and Europe
-Feudal Japan
-Japanese Feudalism - KidsPast.com
 -Feudal Japan
-The Medieval European Knight vs. The Feudal Japanese Samurai?
-The Structure of Feudal Japan - Information Sheet

ANCIENT WRITING STYLES
-Wikipedia - Japanese writing system
-Wikipedia - Kanbun
-Wikipedia - Kanji
-Outline of Japanese Writing System
-Japanese Writing
ANCIENT GOVERNMENT - SHOGUN, DAIMYO, SAMURAI

-Shogun - Wikipedia
-Daimyo - Wikipedia
-Samurai - Wikipedia
-The Way of the Jedi: a Comparison of the Jedi Order to the Japanese Samurai
-Kamakura Shogunate - Wikipedia
-Japan History
-Castles
ZEN BUDDHISM
-Wikipedia - Zen
-Wikipedia - Buddhism
-Zen Frequently Asked Questions
-Zen Buddhism Principles
-Collection of Zen Texts
MEDIEVAL ART
-Japanese Art - Wikipedia
-Berger Foundation Slideshow
-Early Japanese Visual Art - by Richard Hooker
-Ancient Japan Gallery
-Family Crest
-Japanese Fine Arts
HAIKU

-Wikipedia - Haiku
-Wikipedia - Renga
-Haiku for People
-History of 10 Haiku Writers and Their Works
-Haiku History

TEA CEREMONY

-Japanese Tea Ceremony - Wikipedia
-Japan Fact Sheet Tea Ceremony [pdf]
-Tea Ceremony (monthly online magazine)
-Details of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
-Chado- History
 -Cha No Yu - Instructions for the Tea Ceremony

OTHER HELPFUL SITES

-Ancient Japan
-KidsWeb Japan
-Wikipedia - History of Japan
-Wikipedia - Military History of Japan
-Wikipedia - Economy of Japan
-Infoplease - History of Japan
-Wikipedia - Shinto (Native Religion of Japan)
-Wikipedia - Japanese Mythology
BOOKS & VIDEO
  • J355.00952 MACDONALD - How to be a Samurai warrior.  Macdonald, Fiona.
  • J390.0952 HASLAM - Old Japan.  Haslam, Andrew.
  • J952 RICHARDS - Life in ancient Japan. Richardson, Hazel.
  • J952 WHYTE - Japan. Whyte, Harlinah.
  • J952.04 STEFOFF- Japan. Stefoff, Rebecca.
  • J952.2 MACDONALD - A samurai castle. Macdonald, Fiona.
  • JDVD 952 - JAPAN Japan [DVD]