Links

These links lead mostly to other good lyrics archives and sites that helped me find discography, etc information for each category of the site.

If you would like to link to ME, I would be more than appreciative! An email to let me know isn't necessary, but I'd love to know you plan to link me, and there's a good chance I'll link you back in return. Here's my banner:


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You can either link to the general site ( http://www.nostalgic-lavender.net ) using the title "Nostalgic Lavender" (please spell lavender right! There's an e at the end! *laughs*), or you can link to one of the subcategories for each artist, using that artist's index page (example: http://www.nostalgic-lavender.net/riefu ) and the title, for example, "Nostalgic Lavender// Rie Fu." Thank you!

Personal/Friends' Sites

Nostalgic Lavender// Extras - the offshoot of this site; hosts translations of these artists' blog entries, interviews, etc.
Sarah In Japan - my Japan blog


My friend Ash's site; hosts her webcomic Survive!!. Part of the "funky adjective + color" sister site ring we made up back in the day (you now know a little bit more about this site's title!).

General Lyrics/Information

Cori-chan's J-Pop Lyrics
The Cherryblossom Garden - j, k, & c-pop lyrics archive. Includes kanji lyrics
Jpopmusic.com Forums - a good resource for keeping yourself up-to-date on new releases

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto's official site - in Japanese
Maaya Sakamoto's official site - fan translation into English. An excellent resource! Includes blog entries and news.
Log-in I.D Maaya - a new blog run by Dillpops of the now-defunct yet brilliant "Guitar Chords & Grapefruits" Maaya site fame. Hosts her translations of Maaya's podcast show and blog entries (some done by multiple Maaya fans, including me!)
Maaya~Mélodie - in French, but has a LOT of information and pictures and things. And also, some of my translations translated into French! :D
Maaya's World - in French, but also very very comprehensive. Great album scans & lyrics
MaayaSakamoto.net - a little generic, but still a good resource for tracklistings and things. News is kept up to date well
Maaya's Forums - Maaya Sakamoto forums! Always seeking new members, so if you are a Maaya fan, join! Also has international forums in various other languages
Mameshiba - Maaya Sakamoto LiveJournal community
Ongaku - the Maaya Sakamoto fanlisting

Rie Fu

Rie Fu's official site
Rie Fu's blog - mostly Japanese, occasionally in English
Rie Fu Wikipedia article
Rie Fu LiveJournal community

Bonnie Pink

Bonnie Pink's official site
A Jumble of Blue Jam - very, very good site, with kanji lyrics & album/single scans galore. Hasn't been updated since March 05, however
Bonnie Pink Wikipedia article
Wildflower - Bonnie Pink fanlisting

Chihiro Onitsuka

Chihiro Onitsuka's official site
Chihiro Onitsuka International Site - basic Chihiro information site, evidently made by Chihiro's cousin
Frozen Call - very comprehensive site including album reviews/song analyses. What I like best is that even though it's in English, it's written by someone Japanese, so it's very thorough
Chihiro Onitsuka Links - a very thorough listing of the Chihiro sites around the net
Fallen Angel - in Japanese, but has kanji lyrics for all of Chihiro's singles
God's Child - Chihiro Onitsuka fanlisting

Ringo Shiina/Tokyo Jihen

Ringo Shiina's official site - now with English version
Tokyo Jihen's official site
  ElectricMole.net Forums - Active Ringo/TJ forums. Come and join if you're a fan of them!
Ringo Shiina & Tokyo Jihen Wikipedia articles
Instinct - the Ringo Shiina fanlisting

Cardcaptor Sakura

Rabi's Cardcaptor Sakura Page - no longer updated, but still a great resource. One of my favorites
Sakura's Dreamworld
Dreaming - Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura Wikipedia article

Shakira

Shakira's official site
(no other Shakira fansites because they all suck and are overrun by annoying ads)

Where To Buy

CDJapan- good site to buy Japanese music through. You get points with each thing you buy, which gets you a discount on your next purchase. Also, their customer service is legendary (for being amazing). My preferred site to order CDs from
YesAsia - another good place to buy (but not as good as CDJapan)
Amazon Japan - not only a way to purchase albums (you can set the site to be in English), but also a good place to get tracklistings and album covers!
Amazon.com - the original