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.
- http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~kilib/

Japanese Literature Home Page
- Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.
- http://www.f.waseda.jp/mjewel/jlit/index.html

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.
- http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/

Horagai
- Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.
- http://www.horagai.com/english.html

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.
- http://www.classical-japanese.net

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.
- http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/

Japanese Literature Resources Page
- Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.
- http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/japan.htm

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.
- http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/NINTOKU.HTM

The Flowering of Japanese Literature
- The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.
- http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LIT.HTM

Introduction to History of Japan's Literature
- A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
- http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jliterature.html