• Japanese Text Initiative (Resource for Classical Japanese Literature)
(etext.virginia.edu/japanese)
This site is sponsored by the University of Virginia Electronic Text Center and the University of Pittsburg East Asian Library. An essay by Japanese Literature scholar Thomas Rimer gives students an introduction to the literary qualities of the classical texts.

Contemporary Literature
• Oe Kenzaburo, Nobel Laureate
(www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/1994)
Official Nobel Foundation page on OE Kenzaburo, who was honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994. The page has a biography of OE, the text of his Nobel lecture, and links to other Web sites on OE

• Featured Author: Haruki Murakami
(www.nytimes.com/books/01/06/10/specials/murakami.html)
From The New York Times Online: book reviews, an audio interview, and excerpts from recent works by Murakami. The site is free, but you must sign-in/register to view articles.

Dramatic Literature
• The Noh Mask Home Page
(www.nohmask21.com/)
This site offers information about the beautiful masks used in Noh drama. You can find photos from Noh plays and of individual masks, as well as background on Noh theater and information on how the masks are made.

• Kabuki for Everyone
(www.fix.co.jp/kabuki/kabuki.html)
A comprehensive Web site devoted to all aspects of Kabuki theater, presented by the famous actor Ichimura Manjiro. The site features articles on Kabuki history, an online theater, and even a "morphing" game in which you can watch Ichimura transform himself into the Japanese woman he's famous for playing onstage.