Directory of Cultural Exchange Resources

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This category is for sites related to cultural exchange with Japanese and non-Japanese, including sites facilitating exchange, pen-pal sites, essays on cultural differences arising from encounters, and related matters.

Subcategories

• Friendship Dolls
• Japan Exchange and Teaching [JET] Program
• Tokyo

Resources in This Category

• Bangladesh Association at Saitama (BAS)

  http://www.angelfire.com/sd/bangladeshsaitama/
  Group to improve social interactions, and introduce Bangladesh culture to Japanese and others.

• Belgium Japan Association Youth Committee

  http://www.bja-yc.be/server?page=home&lang=en
  Created to reinforce relations between Belgian and Japanese. Organizes events and gatherings to exchange interests, experiences, languages, and culture.

• Celtic Festivals Japan

  http://www2.gol.com/users/celtic/
  Celebrates and promotes Celtic culture in Japan. Has festivals organised by a team of volunteers and held annually in Tokyo.

• Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)

  http://www.clair.or.jp/
  Supports current trends in internationalization and seeks to promote further developments. Implements the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme.

• Hello Penpal

  http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kice/jpal/
  Includes regularly e-mailed database of possible penpals as well as a BBS.

• House; Flat and Apartment sharing

  http://members.tripod.com/houseshare/
  BBS for English speakers to experience cultural and language exchanges by rooming with Japanese in Tokyo.

• International Association of Chigasaki

  http://7jp.com/iac/english/english.htm
  Non-profit organization that arranges home and school visits, cultural and language classes. Located near Tokyo.

• International Party

  http://international-party.com/
  Organizes periodic international parties in Tokyo and Osaka. With BBS, FAQ, map and access information, and links.

• Japan Interactive

  http://happygold.com/japan/
  Information on Japanese foods, lifestyle, culture, language, with pictures of Japan, mailing list, chat, bbs, and pen pals.

• Shirase.com

  http://www.sharese.com/
  Offers BBS for Japanese house sharing and language exchanges.

• Spiritual Refugee

  http://www.crosscurrents.org/Chodoswinter2003.htm
  Essay by artist Junko Chodos on being Japanese and encountering western culture.

• The Japan Page

  http://www.yorihuzi.net/japan.html
  A website for people looking for a Japanese pen pal.

• Yorihuzi

  http://www.yorihuzi.net/
  Serves as a meeting place for Japanese looking for pen pals and people looking for Japanese pen pals.

• Your Japanese Guests

  http://fly.hiwaay.net/~eueda/japguest.htm
  An account of what happens when Japanese and Americans meet.

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