Fanfiction and RPG Resources

Language:

Japanese Language Resources
Months and Days in Japanese Language
Japanese Honorifics and Family Titles
Insulting Someone in Japanese
Insulting Someone in ANY Language

Items and Inventions:

Japanese Export Furniture
Typewriters
A History of Kites
Japanese Dolls
Japanese Vending Machines
History of the Japanese Sewer and Timeline

Ladies:

Women Writers from Japan
Three Centuries of Japanese Women Artists
Women and Education in the Meiji Era
Immortal Geisha Website
The Tayuu of the Wachigaya (Japanese)
Inside the Wachigaya

Clothing:

The "Infamous" Fundoshi Site
Japanese Stage Costumes
Zen and the Zany of Contemporary Japanese Fashion
Japanesekimono.com
Japanese Historical Clothing Research
Vintage Kimono
Kimono FAQ - Including How to Tie an Obi
Japanese Clothing for Sale

Food and Drink (Tea Included):

Guide to Osaka Cuisine
Sake Guide
Tea Ceremony Dictionary
The Black Moon - Japanese Recipes
Sushi Gummy Candy
Gray & Seddon's "About Japanese Tea"
Mount Fuji - Japanese Green Tea
Kinds of Japanese Tea
Japanese Traditional Cakes
Sweets of Iga-Ueno
Japanese Food from About.Com
Wagashi, the Japanese Sweets
Sweets at Minatoya Confectionery
Japanese Tea Ceremony

Literature and Art:

Poems of Emperor Meiji
Women Writers from Japan
Bamboo Clappers Strike the Hateful Number - Ancient Japanese Literature of Male Love
Japanese Women Artists over the past 300 years
Guide to Ukiyo-e Sites on the Internet
Ukiyo-e Picture Gallery
Shunga prints
Discussion of Ukiyo-e Prints
Japanese Art
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai - Full translated text.
Classical-Japanese.net - Page On Poetry with examples.

Wildlife, Animals, and Flowers:

The Meanings of Flowers
Ikebana Gallery and Styles
Japanese Native Horses
Riding Japanese Horses in the Traditional Style

Religion:

Japanese Gods and Goddesses
The Religion of the Samurai - A Study of Zen Philosophy (1913)

Shinsengumi:

Crests of some Shinsengumi members
SHQ!!!!!
Shinsengumi Database!
SHQ Messageboard
Shinsengumi Keppuroku
Serizawa Kamo's Page
Shinsengumi War Zone!!! (NHK)
Peacemaker Kurogane Gallery And Website
Fujita/Saitou Family Tree
Bakumatsu Era Pictures
Shinsengumi Haori for Sale
Quick Look at Shinsengumi
Tamahito.com (In Japanese)
Shinsengumi Links Page - LOTS of Links!
Okita Souji Page - With Forum
Dr. FangLang's Info on Saitou Hajime
The Teradaya Inn (Where Ryoma was killed)
More Pictures of the Teradaya Inn
Layout of the Yagi House
Layout of Mibu Temple
Patrol Districts
Walking Map for Shinsengumi Tour

History:

Social Context of the Meiji Era
Genealogy of the Japanese Imperial Dynasty
Imperial Family History
Emperors, Shoguns, & Regents of Japan
Links for Meiji Era Education
Meiji Government Timeline
More Historical Timelines
47 Ronin / Chuushingura
Money in Meiji Era Japan
Daily Yomuri Articles: Edo, Now and Then
Japanese Railway History
History of Ancient Japan

Samurai:

The Budo Library
Samurai Archives
Ancient Japan - Samurai Section
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai - Full translated text.
The Religion of the Samurai - A Study of Zen Philosophy (1913)
Armor and Warrior Trappings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

Ninjas:

Enter The Ninja
The Ninja in Cinema
Ninja Terms
Ninja Poisons
Modern Ninja Training
Kunoichi Essay
Ninja Weapons

Weaponry and Combat:

Bajutsu (combat on horseback)
Reproduction Swords
Ninpo/Ninjutsu History
Ninpo History Terms
Nihonto Glossary

Wild West:

History of Pullman Cars
Pictures of Pullman Cars
Newspapers of the Old West (Pt. 1)
Newspapers of the Old West (Pt. 2)
Minnesota, 1870
Guns, Circa 1898
History of the Apache
Jicarilla Apache Nation History
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Info for Colorado Springs
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection"

Places and Maps:

Map of Meiji Era Tokyo
Lonely Planet's Kyoto Guide
1878 Tokyo Map
Atami Resort Town, Near Tokyo
Nakasendo Road - A Travel Guide to the Edo Period Highway
Kyoto Visitor's Guide
Hokkaido/Japan - Touring Abashiri
Abashiri Prison
History of Sapporo
Sapporo Website
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Tourist Map of Kyoto - Current
Aizuwakamatsu City
Edo Castle (Edo-Jo)

Miscellaneous Japanese Culture:

Honosexuality in the Buddhist Tradition
Homosexuality from Kansei to Showa
Japanese History: Male Love
Japanese Dictionary of History and Traditions
Culture of Japan
Schooling for Women in the Meiji Era
Japanese Marriages pre-1900s
Seldom Asked Questions about Japanese Culture / Pop-Culture
Psychiatric Care In Japan
Popular Culture in Urban Japan
Japanese Funerals
Essay on Seppuku
The Daily Yomuri: Visions of Japan - Festivals
Horse Chasing Festival in Fukushima Pref.

Random Pictures:

Makoto Flag - Blue
Old Teahouse Picture
Front of a Teahouse - Drawing
Ladder Ikebana
Red Ikebana
Can Ikebana
Modern Onnagata
Another onnagata
A Meal at an Onsen - Present
Onsen Room - Present
Gackt - I did say they were random.
Atami Resort City Beach, Near Tokyo
Purple Obi
Green Obi
Hanging Obi
Furisodes
Kimonos

General/Almanac:

VisAsia's Arts of Asia Lecture Series: Japan
Wikipedia World Timelines
American Price Index 1800 - 2004
Temperature in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan - Can Get Weather Stats for Any City
This Day In History
Japan-Guide.com
Benihana Guide to Japan
Web Japan, Gateway for Japanese Information
Japan Information Resource

Other Good Lists of Links:

Phil/spiritus saitou's list
Copeland's List of Links
Japanese Page (For people learning Japanese, I think


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