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•	Ancient Japan \| English Detailed account of history through the Heian period. Also includes sections on early Japanese Buddhism and early Japanese culture. Extensive set of links and list of resources. Maintained by University of Washington. (Hits: 1,408 Listed: 04/24/2002)
•	Ancient Japanese Civilization \| English Extensive links to various resources of ancient Japanese history. Includes links to information about certain periods (Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun, Heian), art, architecture, and swordsmanship. (Hits: 1,279 Listed: 06/20/2003)
•	Back to the Future \| English \| Japanese Presented by the Furuta Historical Science Association, originally centered on research and views of Takehiko Furuta. Abstracts on unconventional topics in Japanese ancient history. (Hits: 1,210 Listed: 01/03/2005)
•	Bushido Homepage \| English Basic introduction of Bushido, origin and influences, the samurai creed, bushido today, book review, related links. Maintained by Pacific University. (Hits: 1,225 Listed: 08/20/2002)
•	Castles of Japan \| English List of castles in Japan searchable by alphabetical order and geographic area. Photographs, comments, and links to relevent pages, usually with the history. Individually maintained site. (Hits: 1,206 Listed: 04/27/2002)
•	Classical Martial Arts in Japan - Koryu.com \| English Pre-modern styles, schools, and traditions developed by the warrior class. In-depth articles, book reviews, and an online store. (Hits: 1,194 Listed: 04/15/2004)
•	Edo Japan, A Virtual Tour \| English A virtual tour of Edo, the early modern name for Tokyo. Woodblock print illustrations and articles introducing geographic areas as well as topics of interest about life and culture in the city. Hosted by the Japan-America Society. (Hits: 1,217 Listed: 02/01/2003)
•	Enthusists for Visiting Japanese Castles \| English \| Japanese Photo galleries of Japanese castles. (Hits: 1,195 Listed: 05/19/2002)
•	Japanese Armor History \| English \| Japanese Names of Japanese armor parts. Timeline of armor evolution. (Hits: 1,220 Listed: 07/17/2003)
•	Japanese Creation Myth - Tales from Kojiki \| English Modern English retelling of creation-related portions of - The Kojiki -, compiled by O No Yasumaro in 712 CE. This excerpt is from - Reading About the World, Volume 1 -. (Hits: 1,205 Listed: 07/17/2003)
•	Kansai Digital Archives - Rekishi Kaido \| English Site provides information on points of historical interest in the Kansai region. Presented by the Kansai Institute of Information Systems. Rekishi Kaido provides historical and cultural information as well as serves as tourist guide (Hits: 1,192 Listed: 04/01/2002)
•	Kusado Sengen \| English \| Japanese Information about medieval town (Kamakura-Muromachi era) excavated in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Photographs of the site and artifacts. (Hits: 1,229 Listed: 08/12/2003)
•	Lisa's Japanese Pages \| English Gateway site to articles and other information on Japanese history, culture, music written by Lisa Shea, who has run a feudal Japan newsletter and wrote most of its content for 12 years. Article topics include bonsai, weapons, bushido, feudal society, Edo, Kabuki, Zen, Ukiyo-e, and more. Photos of dolls, netsuke, sake bottles, origami. Gift-giving guide, culture and origami book reviews. (Hits: 1,244 Listed: 08/15/2003)
•	Nihon no Shiro \| Japanese Photographs of castles in Aichi, Mie, Shizuoka, Gifu, and Shiga. Brief history and locations. Japanese only. (Hits: 1,189 Listed: 07/17/2003)
•	ospreysamurai.com - Source for Samurai History \| English Publisher of samurai and pre-modern miliarty history of Japan. Articles and bookstore. (Hits: 1,209 Listed: 04/13/2004)
•	Samurai Archives \| English Development and history of samurai, details of famous warriors. Independently maintained. (Hits: 1,213 Listed: 05/06/2002)

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