This resource guide is a collection of links to useful English websites and resources pertaining to Japanese studies and humanities in Japan. It includes scholarly societies of Japan, GLAM and other institutions that house materials pertaining to Japan, overseas Japanese research institutions, and humanities databases. It also offers a brief description of each link to show its covering area, materials, and periods. Entries are made according to each database, not each institution.

As a rule, resources are listed according to the following rules: resources dealing with general concern of the category come first, those related to Japan come second, and those with humanities outputs relevant to Japan come third. Resources are generally ordered chronologically, and related topics are grouped together.