print email comment close Astronomy in Japan: Science, History, Culture URL: http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/jastro.html Description: "This page is written in English and designed primarily to give people who do not speak Japanese a window into one of the most interesting and fascinating aspects of Japanese culture." The contents include illustrated articles on starlore, festivals, star shrines, the lunar calendar, discoveries, and other astronomical activities. Includes annotated links to sites in English (mostly). From a professor in Japan. Author: Renshaw, Steven L. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Astronomy -- Japan Ethnoastronomy -- Japan LII Database Information: Record 18752 created by Martha Gifford on 05/11/2001 Last modification on 06/27/2007 Published: 05/11/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/18752