Additional Resources
The cultural focus in this unit has been on famous sites in Japan. UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage sites such as Gusuku in Okinawa, Gassho-zukuri in Hida and Takayama, Itsukushima Jinja in Miyajima and Nikko Toshogu Shrine were featured in this unit. Kenji Miyazawa’s famous poem “Ame ni mo makezu” was also introduced. 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.
Websites
Gusuku Sites and Kingdom of Ryukyu
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