Additional Resources

The cultural focus in this unit has been on the various musical styles in Japan. If you are interested in going beyond the information that has been presented in the unit, here are some additional resources you might like to investigate. There is no assignment for this section.

• Tsuru no Ongaeshi (Folklore) http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/tsuru/tsuru.html
• How to make Origami Crane http://www.pro.or.jp/~fuji/origami/howto/tsuru-eng.html
• Japanese Dogs: http://japanesedogs.bulldoginformation.com/
• Japanese Zodiac: http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa100498.htm
• Manekineko: http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/~mono93/cat/english/index_e.html
• Enka: http://www.quixium.com/enka/
• Enka: http://www.okada.de/archive-japanasitis/enka/enka.html
• J-Pop : http://www.jpop.com/
• J-pop : http://www.jpopsuki.com
• J-pop : http://www.yesasia.com
• Kyu Sakamoto : http://www.japanorama.com/kyuchan.html