Links We Like

Tokyo / Japan Specific Links


insite-Tokyo
Well designed site with tons of information to help with daily life in Tokyo. Sections include emergency and helplines, having a baby, entertainment and outings, health care for adults, settling in Tokyo, Tokyo sightseeing, children and more. Also has columns and classifieds.

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL)
Provides telephone counseling, face-to-face counseling, and other support services such as workshops and training for the international community in Japan.

Tokyo Pregnancy Group
Support and networking for pregnant women in the Tokyo area.

United Front Japan
An organization working to promote the welfare and legal rights of non-Japanese with Japanese spouses and permanent residents of Japan

KantoNow.com
Area guide that includes news and information, classifieds, and more. Focuses on Tokyo and Yokohama.

Hachioji International Friendship Club
Publish "Rapport" newsletter monthly in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, and Spanish. Japanese classes for foreign residents. Homestays/homevisits. Recycling, especially bicycles for foreign students to use. Introduce Japanese culture. Study other cultures & foods. Activities for mothers and children. More! (tel: 0426-36-7057)

Tokyo Horizon Chapel
Looking for Christian fellowship in Tokyo? Sunday School meets at the Sangenjaya service at 11:00am. Kids are welcome at all locations (Sangenjaya, Ebisu, and Machida). See website for more details.

Tokyo Classified
Hosts feature articles, entertainment guides, and community features such as chat; ads includes employment, merchandise, and personals.

Tokyo Cruise Ship Co.
Find out about cruising around Tokyo! Build a paper model of one of the boats! Site includes map, schedules, pictures, sight-seeing information, and introduces you to each of the boats. Cool! (Japanese site here.)

Association Of Foreign Wives Of Japanese (AFWJ)
An organisation for women of foreign origin who are engaged to, are, or were married to a Japanese man. Provides social, emotional, educational, and professional growth. For membership details, contact membership-sec@afwj.org

Accessible Tokyo
Tokyo For Persons with Disabilities

Accessible Tokyo
Tokyo For Persons with Disabilities (another website)

International Schools in Japan Directory

American School in Japan

Schauwecker's Guide to Japan
About 200 pages with illustrated, general information about most aspects of modern and traditional Japan. Sections include: Arts and Crafts, Computer, Current News, Entertainment, Etiquette, Food, History, Language, Living in Japan, Politics, Regional, Religion, Sports, Tourism, Tradition, and Transportation.

Hometown Homepage Japan
EXCELLENT resource! Very cool looking site with lots of information about areas of Japan. Bi-lingual.

Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Area guide, some event information, tourist info

Make a Wish of Japan
A nonprofit organization whose purpose is to grant wishes for children with life threatening or terminal illness between the ages of 3 and 18 years old. Make-A-Wish is neither a religious nor political organization, but works with any individuals or organizations which share its vision.

Japan as it is
"Japan as a Japanese sees it. Facts, thoughts and feelings." Over 200 essays on life, society, art, music, places, Tokyo, the Kanto region, Izu peninsula, entertainment, sports, food, restaurants, and vice.

TokyoQ
News, reviews and the city inside-out, updated weekly.

Mining Company Guide to Japanese Language
It's one of the more comprehensive guides for beginning and intermediate students of Japanese. The site contains cultural, and general information about Japan along with information about learning Japanese.

JR East Railway Information
Information about routes and fares in eastern Japan in English. If you want a copy of the JR Railway Lines in Greater Tokyo you can download a PDF file and print it out for use on the road.

JR West
Information about routes and fares in western Japan in English. Also has sightseeing information.

Highway Buses
Schedule and fare information in English for JR highway buses.

Kan-cycling
Why not enjoy a cycling trip through Japan?

Tokyo Living Guide
Has not been updated since 1995 - some procedures have changed! Basic living information including emergency numbers (and what to say when you call), alien registration procedures, marriage registration procedures, social welfare (health insurance, pension), taxation, education, housing, communications, and earthquakes. Information on driving including: Obtaining a drivers license, purchasing and registering a car. Moving information. Money, bank accounts, remittance abroad, post office money transfers. Clothing information - measuring, washing, sizes, reading the labels. Public health, hospitals, rules of waste disposal, pet registration.

Roger & Marilyn's Photo Tour of Tokyo
Do your relatives wonder what Tokyo looks like? This site is by a couple that came here on vacation. Lots of pictures and descriptions.

Tokyo Food Page
A complete guide to Japanese cuisine and eating in Tokyo, with recipes, culinary travel tips, restaurant listings and more.

The Tokyo Weekender
"Serving the foreign community in Tokyo since 1970. Through the years many an expatriate has turned to our pages for community news, social events and just plain entertainment."

Townpage
An English telephone directory published in Japan.

How to get a Driver's License in Japan
Koyama Driving School gives you all the details.

Child Research Net
A non-profit, internet based child research institute for researchers and teachers. Weekly update on the theme of children,education,schools,global understanding and problems surrounding children focused in Japan, such as bullying. (Tama-city, Tokyo, Japan)

The Foreign Buyers' Club
Importer of products from the U.S., from books to food, catering to expats seeking goods otherwise too expensive, or difficult to find, in Japan. Catalog and home delivery available.

O-hayo Sensei
The Newsletter of Teaching

Akagi-kohgen Hospital
Treatment of alcoholism, drug abuse and eating disorders. In/out patient service. Group therapy sessions. Info in English and Japanese.

Ai No Kesshin (Loving Decision)
Crisis Pregnancy Counselling, Counselling and Referral Services, Families and Women in Crisis, Japanese / Non-Japanese / Immigrant Workers, Homestays for Unwed Mothers, Alternatives for Single Mothers, Adoption Placement, Japanese / Non-Japanese / Inter-racial children, Home Studies Required for Placement

Japan Webgrrls
Japan chapter of a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting women's understanding of computers and digital information technology for professional and personal use - empowerment. Our aim is to help women and girls succeed in the world of information technology by providing a forum to discuss technology issues, network, mentor and learn.

FEW
A professional organization for foreign women in Japan. Networking, support, friends, monthly meetings, events.

Computing Japan magazine online
Information Technologies, Trends, and Resources. English-language magazine covering the Japanese technology and business scene.

Tokyo PC Users Group
For users of IBM-compatible PCs.

KAO WWW Information on daily life
This English page provides information for foreign residents in Japan to help make their daily life a little more comfortable or convenient.

BBC Japanese Season
"A useful guide to some of the most exciting web sites concerning all things Japanese."

General Parenting Links


KidsHealth.org
Children's Health and Parenting Information. Created by the pediatric medical experts at The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, The Nemours Children's Clinics, and other children's health facilities nationwide. (USA based information)

Kidsource Online
In depth and timely education and healthcare information for parents and their children; includes resources on newborns, toddlers, pre-schoolers, K-12, education, health, parenting, and more.

Lycos Best of the Web - Kids
Rewiewed web site links in the kids category of the directory formerly known as the Top 5%.

Travel With Kids
Articles compiled by The Mining Company. Includes: traveling with difficult kids, travel in asia, mealtimes, how to amuse kids on long flights, tips for making travel more affordable and more.

ParenthoodWeb
Parenting, Pregnancy, Family, Childcare, Breastfeeding and Infant / Baby resources. The award-winning parenting, pregnancy and family community for parents and prospective parents.

ParentTime
Help for the most important job in the world. A comprehensive parenting site. (USA based information)

Parent Soup
Community where parents can discuss and learn about parenting, kids, adoption, family issues, dating, money, travel, entertainment, and more from the experts and each other. (USA based information)

CyberMom Dot Com
A 'Home on the Net for Moms with Modems.' Information, advice, and interesting tid-bits for all the online Moms out there.

hipMama.com
Seeks to provide entertainment, information and stimulation for parents who didn't check their personalities at the door when their kids were born. (Thanks for this link, Ian K!)

First 9 Months
A multimedia journey through the first nine months of an unborn child's life.

Family Education Network
Useful information and interactive communication tools to help busy parents help their children succeed. Includes quizzes, polls, discussion groups and articles on parenting and education subjects. (USA based information)

News Online


Daily Yomiuri in English or Japanese

Japan Times in English

Mainichi in English or Japanese

Asahi in English or Japanese

Internet Content Filters and Articles


Innocence vs. Freedom: Kids Online Summit
A ZDNNews special report covering the fine line between protecting children and preserving freedom of expresssion.

PC Magazine--Filtering Utilities
Article by Kathryn Munro evaluates a collection of filtering software that enable parents to control their children's online access and activities.

Policing the Net
A review of eight Internet content filtering tools and how they work, from ZD Internet Magazine.

SmartParent.com
Resources for educating parents, teachers and communities to foster child safety on the Internet.

Anti-Defamation League Hate Filter
Software that protects children by blocking access to Web sites of individuals or groups that advocate hatred, bigotry or violence towards groups on the basis of their religion, race, or ethnicity.

CPSR Filtering FAQ
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility address the issues of content filtering and PICS. Written by Harry Hochheiser. Also in French and Spanish!

Jumpstart for Parents
Resource list of links for parents regarding child safety, filtering software, parenting organizations, college admissions and more.

Cyber Patrol
Internet filtering software from Microsystems Software, a subsidiary of the Learning Company.

CyberAngels.org
Internet safety volunteer organization fights cybercrime and empowers users through safety education.

Filtering Facts
Information on how filters work, filter recommendations for a library setting, legal opinions about filtering, responses to anti-filtering claims, and news stories. (USA based information)

Guiding Children Through Cyberspace: URLs
Links to tools and opinions on how to guide children's home use of the Internet.

Humorous / Interesting Links


Japan Atlas: Festivals
Information on 15 major festivals occuring throughout Japan. (1. Sapporo Snow Festival 2. Nebuta Festival 3. Tanabata Festival 4. Chichibu Yomatsuri 5. Sanja Festival 6. Sanno Festival 7. Gion Festival 8. Aoi Festival 9. Tenjin Festival 10. Danjiri Festival 11. Sagi-mai [White Heron Dance] 12. Awa Dance 13. Yosakoi Festival 14. Hakata Dontaku 15. Eisa) Cool!

McDonald's Japan
If you (and your computer) can read any Japanese at all - even just katakana, this site has printable coupons for different items.

Why Japan is cool!
"50 reasons why foreigners think Japan is so cool". Also see What's not so cool about Japan

You know when you're a parent when...
List of results from a survey at The Parenting Exchange

Japanglish
A collection of weird and wonderful English phrases


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