General Interest

As of the 13th February 2016, all links now work once again.

Japanese Weapons	NEW! 13th February 2016 The English portion of the Japanese-Weapons.net wesite, with an excellent section on matchlock guns, and other kit.
Pounds2Yen	A useful currency conversion site for Yen to Pounds and Pounds to Yen.
EDO Wonderland	A theme park in Japan.
GO Problems	A site dedicated to the game of GO, recommended by Simon Anderson.
GO Base	Another GO site recommended by Simon Anderson.
Japanese GETA.com	A site dedicated to the subject of GETA, the wooden slip on clog like footwear of Japan.
"KARANKORON"	The English language page of a Japanese on-line store dedicated to GETA, the wooden slip on clog like footwear of Japan. Sells all sorts, modern and traditional. They also sell replacement HANAO, the loops for securing them to your feet. The store's name comes from the supposed sound that GETA make as you walk.
Project Gutenberg	The excellent free e-book site of out of copyright works, many of interest to students of both Japanese and European history.
Stephen R. Turnbull's Web Site	Click here to go to the site of Britain's leading writer on the subject of the SAMURAI and Japanese history in general.
Anthony J. Bryant's Web Site	Click here to go to the site of one of America's best known writers on SAMURAI history. As a fellow re-enactor his site is full of practical tips, but it is written from the particular point of view of his society, the "SCA".
Anthony J. Bryant's Miscellany Pages	A shortcut to Tony's pages dealing with a multitude of topics of interest to the re-enactor of Japanese history
Anthony J. Bryant's Armour Pages	A shortcut to Tony's pages on the making of armour for use in the SCA.
The Northern TO-KEN Society UK	The society is dedicated to the preservation and study of Japanese arms and armour, and is centred upon the Royal Armouries iin Leeds.
The TO-KEN Society of Great Britain	The society is dedicated to the preservation and study of the Japanese art swords, and is centred around London.
SAMURAI Archives	Click here to go to this excellent on line research site which has a special focus on the SENGOKU JIDAI, "the warring states era". That is the period of Japanese history spanning 1467-1615. See also their mailing list "samurai-history" in the relevant table above.
A Guide to Japanese Castles	Click here to go to an excellent web site dedicated to Japanese Castles
A Guide to British Castles	Click here to go to an excellent web site dedicated to British Castles
The Japanese Sword Guide	Dr Richard Stein's most excellent and very useful website concerned with the Japanese sword and other edged weapons, including daggers and pole arms.
The EDO Tour	This site is an entertaining guide around old EDO (TÔKYO) which is both fun and educational.
"Battles of SENGOKU JIDAI Japan"	A site dedicated to a detailed look at the battles of the SENGOKU period, including that of SEKIGAHARA in 1600.
The Japan Zone	A site dedicated to all things Japanese, a fun site to roam around, and to find other links from on all sorts of stuff, both historical and contemporary.
KIKKOMAN's Food Pages	The food forum of KIKKOMAN, Japan's No.1 soy sauce maker, with excellent historical food articles in english.
The Internet Sacred Texts Archive	A wonderful site having the texts of old works, concerned with mythology and folk lore from all around the world. Click on the link for SHINTŌ, for many , many useful Japanese texts in English.
Classical Japanese Texts	A site detailing classical texts of Japan
The Japanese Garden Society UK	A site dedicated to the promotion of the Japanese garden in the UK
An On-Line SHINTŌ Glossary	An English language tool provided by the Institute of Japanese Culture and Classics, a link for whom is listed in the Museums and Academic Bodies section below.
IKEBANA By JUNKO	A UK site dedicated to the study, practise and teaching of the classical Japanese art of flower arranging, including an on-line store offering books, supplies and other equipment for IKEBANA. Run by Junko, the lady, who visitors to the annual Will Adams Festival in Gillingham, will have seen giving demonstrations and classes.