Poetry
Tanka, 100 Poems by 100 Poets - Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, Early Japanese Women Poets, Poet-Painters (Updated, Sekidera Komashi
Classical Japanese Language and Literature
This site teaches the classical (that is, old) Japanese language, through poems and extracts from literary/zen/martial arts classics.
Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture
Include review of lectures and details of the prizes awarded by the center to support translation of Japanese literature.
George Sipos's Homepage
George Sipos is a young scholar in Japanese literature mostly interested in the impact of ideology on literary works. See his current research and projects.
History of Japanese Literature
From its inception to the present.
Horagai
Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.
Introduction to History of Japan's Literature
A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
Japanese Literature Home Page
Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.
Japanese Literature Resources Page
Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.
Japanese Literature Webring
Extensive list of Japanese literature-related links as well as its own exclusive ring of Japanese literature pages.
Japanese Text Initiative
Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.
K.Inadomi's Private Library
A biographical sketch of Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a Japanese citizen. Also includes texts of selected works and links.
Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor
From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan.
Philosophy of Symbiosis
Online book by an internationally known architect, which advocates a regard for metamorphosis and symbiosis, as distinct from the machine age of today.
The Flowering of Japanese Literature
The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.