About This Guide
This guide is designed mainly for those who are studying Japanese language and looking for supplemental readings and visual materials available at the University of Kansas. The materials are roughly divided into 0-4 levels that correspond to the programs offered by the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures as follows:
Level 0-1: JPN 104, 108
Level 2: JPN 204, 208
Level 3: JPN 504, 508
Level 4: JPN 562, 564
However, please feel free to try different levels of materials if you find them more suitable for your reading skill. Whenever viewing a book online and you wish to see a sample text of the reading material, please click on the cover image or the title and a new tab will appear.
Other Japanese Pages
- Japanese Studies General Guide
Resources for general Japanese study to include Study abroad guides and digital archives. - Classical Japanese Studies
A resource page of mostly classical dictionaries to aid in studies of literature before the Meiji Era (1868) - Modern Japan
A page with resources specifically used in HIST 588 but a good resource page for those interested in individual study of modern Japan (1868 and forward) - East Asian Exhibits
Exhibits of art and artist of Asian origin. Helpful for viewing resources outside of school material.
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