· City Profile and Government Section
Official Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment Website

· Japan: A Virtual Picture Album
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, University of Minnesota
An excellent collection of photographs depicting contemporary life in Tokyo, including a photograph of a koban (police box), mentioned in the Neighborhood, Crime, and Police section of the video unit.

· Global Cities: Windows on the New World Order
International Leadership Program, Washington University in Saint Louis
A photographic essay of life in Tokyo.

· Map of Tokyo and its Neighborhoods
Web Japan
Includes links to the official government homepages of the major districts of Tokyo.

· Tokyo Subway Map

· Tokyo Axeman: Tokyo Volunteer Firemen
Personal website of Masaru Ono, a firefighter in Tokyo
In English, with photographs of uniforms, trucks and equipment, and other volunteer firefighters.

· Great Public Space Nominee: Kyojima
Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
A profile of Kyojima, a Tokyo neighborhood, featured on the site as one of the few "traditional living environments" remaining in Tokyo.

· Community Safety Information for Foreigners
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMP)
In English. Also see the TMP homepage for more information on how the TMP is organized.

· Inaka: Images of Rural Japan
Images of family, school, and cultural life in the Pacific-coast town of Hamaoka in Shizuoka Prefecture. The photographer, Stevie Scheidemantel, is a teacher in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET).

• Japan Access: Women's Issues
Web Japan
A discussion of the issues faced by contemporary Japanese women. Includes sections on gender equality; women and work; aging; and marriage and divorce.

• Daily Life in Japan
Kids Web Japan, Web Japan
A short introduction (written for a young audience) to family life in Japan. Each summary is followed by a Q/A section. Also includes sections on the Regions of Japan, School Life, Politics & Government, and more.

• Japan: A Virtual Picture Album
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, University of Minnesota
An excellent collection of photographs depicting contemporary life in Tokyo, including photographs of school life in Japan.

• Japan Access: Education
Web Japan
An introduction to the Japanese Education system. Includes sections on the history of the system, schools and curricula, the issues and challenges of reform.

• Official Website: The University of Tokyo

• Japan Access: Employment
Web Japan
An introduction to the employment system in Japan. Sections include: Lifetime Employment and Seniority-Based Wages; Working Population and Working Hours; Wage System and Labor Relations; Labor Unions and Major Changes Ahead. Also see the section on Women and Work.

• Education & Society Section, Trends in Japan
Web Japan
Featuring articles on contemporary domestic trends and social issues. Also includes sections on Sports & Fashion, Business & Economy, and Arts & Entertainment.

• Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People
Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution
The online version of the 1999 National Museum of Natural History exhibition that explored the ancient origins of the Ainu, their evolving relations with the Japanese, and the 20th century Ainu cultural rebirth. An excellent site with numerous images of objects from the exhibition — many shown in video format with narration — as well as interviews with the exhibit curators.

• HAN Project Online
An online project that aims to promote a better understanding of Koreans in Japan. Most of the articles are in Japanese and Korean, but there are a few things in English

• What's Cool in Japan
Kids Web Japan, Web Japan
Topics include the kind of music kids are listening to, what they're swearing, which stars and comedians they like, the kind of sports and video games they play, the cartoons they watch and read, new phrases that kids are using, and the toys and other artifacts they own. The page is updated every 2-3 months and is intended for a middle school audience.

• Japan Access: Popular Culture
Web Japan
A short introduction to Japanese popular culture. Includes sections on manga, anime, the film industry, and high-tech games.

• Posters: Original Godzilla Series
Images of the original Godzilla series of films.

• EX: The Online World of Anime and Manga
Online magazine dedicated to anime and manga, produced by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA).

• Japan: A Virtual Picture Album
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, University of Minnesota
An excellent collection of photographs depicting contemporary life in Tokyo, including photographs of religious life in Japan.

• Japan Access: Religious Life
Web Japan
A short introduction to religion in Japan. Includes sections on Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, and religion in Japan today.