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general useful directories:

Bay Area City Search

Bay Area Insider

Craig's List:housing, jobs, classifieds, etc.

Japan Reference: site for all things Japanese

SF Gate: general Bay Area info

Townpage: Japanese Telephone Directory


anime (Japanese animation):

Anime Audio Avenue source for anime and Jpop

Anime FX: San Francisco State University's anime club

Anonymous Anime Club: in Santa Cruz

Cal-Animage Alpha: in Berkeley - free showings during the school year

CSM Japanese Animation Association: in San Mateo

Foothill Anime: in Los Altos

Tsunami Anime: San Jose State University's anime and manga club

Sunnyvale Anime Club: in Sunnyvale


arts:

books:

Stone Bridge Press: books and software about Japan

recommended books (please add to this list):

"Learning to Bow" by Bruce Feiler, Mariner Books; ISBN: 0395647266; Reprint edition (September 1992)

"Importing Diversity " by David McConnel, University of California Press; ISBN: 0520216369; (February 2000)

"36 Views of Mount Fuji" by Cathy Davidson, E P Dutton; ASIN: 0525937072; (October 1993)

film:

Pacific Film Archive

fine art :

Tokugawa Gallery browse or order Japanese prints online

music:

Enka Site: song style popular at karaoke bars in Japan

J-fan: Japanese pop music

Koto resource

Traditional Japanese Music

San Jose Taiko

Taiko Resource

question - does anyone have a recording (music or video) of the morning exercise music (Rajio Taiso)? We'd love to include a link just for fun.

ikebana (flower arranging):

Ikebana International SF Bay Area Chapter

Sogetsu San Francisco Bay Area Branch (Ikebana)

Wafu School - California Chapter (Ikebana)

Japanese tea ceremony:

Chanoyu: site about the tea ceremony

museums and gardens:

Asian Art Museum San Francisco

Fillmore Museum

The Virtual Museum of Japanese Art


language

Japanese Tutor

Japanese Writing Tutor

Kanji Game


media:

newspapers:

Mainichi News

The Japan Times

The Daily Yomiuri

Asahi Shinbun

radio:

NHK Radio Japan

KQED Pacific Time with Nguyen Qui Duc

television:

KTSF Channel 26 TV Schedule

Fuji-Com Plaza

Iron Chef!

TTV - Tokyo TV


religion:

The Institute of Buddhist Studies: based out of Mountain View

Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center: offers daily training and meditation

The Pacific Zen organization: offers Zen retreats

The San Francisco Zen Center: offers training and retreats


shopping:

Fuji-san: offers a virtual superstore of Japanese goods ranging from food to appliances


sports:

Nihon Sumo Kyokai: for the latest on all sumo matches in Japan

Ski Japan Guide: skiing and boarding information for Japan

Sumo Web


travel and tourism:

Cyber Kansai

Gaijin Pot not, as the name might conjure, a place to get some pot

Hostels.com

Japan National Tourist Organization

Kansai Time Out

San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau


Please note, JETAANC does not endorse any sites mentioned or linked to. If you have any further suggestions, please let us know.