Japanese American National Museum is located at 369 East First Street, LA 90012. The phone number is (213) 625-0414. This museum was created because it was felt that many Japanese-Americans had lost touch with their Japanese culture. I visited this website and found it to be very interesting. Kids can learn about Japanese culture through interactive activities. They can view rare artifacts, ancient foods, be a Taiko Drummer, discover the Kamishibai Theater as they tour the actual museum, or the website. This website was full of information about the Japanese culture and history. There is even a book store website: http://www.janmstore.com where students and/or teachers can order history books, fiction, videos, CD Roms, and discover information on other internet sites.
This website is easy to use. How can it be useful to students? Students can use it for research, the pictures and simple explanations give the students a sense of hands-on learning, and a virtual tour of this website could pique their interest in ways that books or teacher lectures won't do.
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