ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL

• http://web-japan.org/ – Kids Web Japan: check out this great site that has the answers to everything you've ever wanted to know about Japan. Learn about Japanese culture, geography, sports.
• http://search.edhelper.com/cgi-bin/ednet.cgi – Educational tools and worksheets for teachers.
• http://discoveryeducation.com – Educational video streaming

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL

• http://japan-guide.com – A-Z Japan guide/travel guide
• http://www.thinkquest.org – Student created sites regarding Japanese history, art, culture, etc.
• http://discoveryeducation.com – Educational video streaming

FOR FUN

• http://www.origami-instructions.com/ – How to make origami.
• http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-with-Chopsticks – How to use chopsticks.
• http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/japanese/ – Japanese recipes.
• http://www.sushilinks.com/recipes.html – Sushi recipes.
• http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-speak-japanese – How to speak, read, and write Japanese.
• http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jpop&search=Search – Japanese music videos.

DOWNLOADABLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

• Japanese-American Culture
• Japanese Ancient History
• Japanese Art
• Japanese Education
• Japanese Food & Vending Machines
• Japanese Geography
• Japanese Politics
• Japanese Pop-Culture
• Japanese Religion

Special thanks to our Global Cultural Festival committee:

Masanori Takeda, Japan-America Society of West Michigan
Andy Nakajima, Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies, Hope College
Michiko Yoshimoto, Michitoshi Soga Japan Center – Western Michigan University
Krista Reuter – SCA Program Director
Christa Wise, High School art educator, Saugatuck High School – Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar to Japan (2001)
Wendy Colsen, Language Arts educator, Saugatuck Middle School
Patricia Wade, community volunteer
Priscilla Lynch – guest curator, “Artfully Adorned” exhibition

Thanks to Prof. Andy Nakajima’s Japanese Studies students at Hope College for creating the Power Point presentation on Japanese culture.