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.
Horagai Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.
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.