Japan Teaching Module

The links below are PDF versions of the components from the Japan Teaching Module from the old UTC Asia Program website. We hope in the near future that we will be able to restore the old site as it once was but in the meantime, all information, images, and links from the module appear in the PDFs below.

• Component 1: Japanese Cultural Landscapes (Introduction)
• Component 1, Part 1, Japanese Cultural Landscapes: General Characteristics
• Component 1, Part 2, Japanese Cultural Landscapes: Specific Characteristics
• Component 1, Part 3, Japan's Urban Cultural Landscapes
• Component 1, Part 4, Japan's Suburban Cultural Landscapes
• Component 1, Part 5, Japan's Rural Cultural Landscapes

• Component 2: Centripetal Forces in Japan (Introduction)
• Component 2, Part 1, Centripetal Forces in Japan: The Physical Setting
• Component 2, Part 2, Centripetal Forces in Japan: The Japanese Language
• Component 2, Part 3, Centripetal Forces in Japan: The Shinto religion
• Component 2, Part 4, Centripetal Forces in Japan: Cultural Appreciation of Beauty
• Component 2, Part 5, Centripetal Forces in Japan: Rice Cultivation

• Component 3: Japan in World History (Introduction)
• Component 3, Part 1, Japan in World History: Teaching and Learning—East Asia and Japan's Classical Period (550-1185CE)
• Component 3, Part 2, Japan in World History: Teaching and Learning—Medieval Japan and First European Contacts (1185-1585) 
• Component 3, Part 3, Japan in World History: "The Bamboo Blind"—Early Modern Japan (1585-1868)
• Component 3, Part 4, Japan in World History: Teaching and Learning—Imperial Japan and the World (1868-1945)
• Component 3, Part 5, Japan in World History: Teaching and Learning—Japan's Path to World Leadership (1945 TO THE PRESENT)

• Component 4: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Atomic Bombings and Resultant Biological Effects of Radiation (Introduction)
• Component 4, Part 1, Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Nuclear Fission
• Component 4, Part 2, The Atomic Bombs—Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Component 4, Part 3, Structural and Environmental Damage (Distance from Hypocenters)
• Component 4, Part 4, Human Health Effects of Radiation (Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
• Component 4, Part 5, Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Effects of Radiation on Cellular Processes
• Component 4, Part 6, Atomic Bomb Injuries/Casualties and Long-term Effects
• Component 4, Part 7, Personal Stories of Nagasaki and Hiroshima—Victims and Survivors