Links

Japan in Ottawa

• Embassy of Japan in Canada
• The Canada-Japan Society of Ottawa (CJSO)
• The Japan Teaching and Exchange Alumni Association (JETAA)
• Ottawa Japanese Community Association and Culture Centre
• Contact Japan (Rogers 22, 9 AM, second Sunday & following Saturday)
• Oto-Wa-Taiko
• The Ottawa Japan Karate Association
• Japanese Restaurants

Japanese Government organizations

• Prime Minister of Japan, Japanese Government Organization
• Japan's Government TV service
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
• Science Council of Japan
• Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)

Japanese Language and Culture Resources

• Japan Foundation, Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and other resources
• National Japanese Speech Contest (Canada) 全カナダ日本語 弁論大会
• 日系文化会館 Japanese Canadian Cultural Center (Toronto)
• Jim Breen's Japanese Page (Monash University)
• Japanese translating dictionary (WWWJDIC)
• Concise Japanese grammar guides: (by Breen), (by Smillie)
• Perapera-kun: Japanese translator (Firefox extension)
• NHK World Japanese Lessons (internet audio)
• Stanford University Guide to Japan Sources
• Web Japan
• Japanese cuisine (Wikipedia)
• Japanese Crafts
• Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System
• Shichifukujin, the seven deities of good fortune
• Japanese family crests

Japanese media

• NHK online and Radio Japan
• Nipponia
• Asahi Shinbun
• The Japan Times
• Mainichi Shinbun
• Sankei Shinbun
• The Daily Yomiuri
• More national and regional newspapers

Writing to Japan

• Japanese postal system
• Japanese postal code database (Japanese and English)
• Letter format
• Phrases to use

Visiting Japan

• Travel guides and maps for popular areas
• Ride the Trains! Explore Japan's railways and stations
• All about Japanese trains and Shinkansen!
• History of Shinkansen
• Japan-Guide information portal
• Japan Railways Group, schedules and Rail Pass
• Driving in Japan, Japan Automobile Federation
• Photos of Japan
• WebCams in Japan

Japan for Children

• Kids Web Japan
• Taketombou (Bamboo dragonfly) Make a Japanese flying toy
• Exploring Japanese insects
• Japanese insect sounds
• Uji Green Tea, cultivation, processing, grades and seasons

Work in Japan

• Visa information for Japan
• Japan Exchange & Teaching Program (JET)
• Work in Japan