Japanese: Japanese Culture
Japanese Culture (In English)
Web Japan: An English language site with lots of content on Japanese culture.
Easy Japanese: Street interviews about Japanese life and culture in Japanese with subtitles.
NHK World is a fine source for Japanese culture. The programs are in English, or subtitled, and there are "Easy Japanese" video lessons. There are also excellent videos of Sumo wrestling tournaments, popular culture and newscasts.
Mythology: Japanese Tales of Purity and Defilement (Movie 32 Min)
Traditional Japanese Music
- Traditional Japanese Music: A Comprehensive GuideThis detailed webpage includes text, videos, and audio links to introduce the many different forms of traditional Japanese music.
Traditional Japanese Tattoos
- Japanese Tattoos: History, Meanings, Symbolism, & DesignA very comprehensive article with lots of detail and links to more in depth examples.
Japanese Dance
- Dance in JapanA detailed history of traditional dance in Japan.
- Butoh: 5 Things to Know About the Japanese Dance of DarknessButoh is a post-World War II avant garde dance form, usually characterized by dancers covered head-to-toe in white body paint, slow and arrhythmic body contortions expressing a confluence of anguish and rapture, and a dedication to form and improvisation that is deeply connected to the nature of being.
Streaming Videos of Japan or in Japanese
The Films on Demand streaming video collection has many films on Japanese History, Culture, and some feature films made in Japan.
See a list of the over 7,500 films in this collection.
Some specific films:
Daily Life for Japanese Teens. Gakusei Seikatsu!
and
Tokyo-Electric City (26 minutes, 2014) Includes J-Pop music, Yoyogi Park, Japanese Jazz and Japanese Rap.
