History

The official website of the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara (橿原考古学研究所), Nara Prefecture, and its museum (in Japanese).

Dr Turnbull is the author of countless books on the military and religious history of Japan; Japan Archive Picture Library and consultancy.

An introduction to lesser-known castles all over Japan.

The POW Research Network Japan was inaugurated in March 2002, and with about 80 members inside and outside the country, carries out research and studies on the Allied POWs, civilian internees, war criminal trials, etc.

The objective of the Rekishi Kaido project is to provide people in and outside Japan with a facility to access a wide variety of historic cultural resources in and around the Kansai region by designating the main route and several theme routes. Cooperatio

The Japan‐Sakhalin Association (日本サハリン協会) is a nonprofit organization that provides support for Japanese residents who remained on Sakhalin and helps families with travel costs and living expenses in Japan.

The POW Research Network Japan was inaugurated in March 2002, and with about 80 members inside and outside the country, we have carried out researches and studies on the Allied POWs, civilian internees, war criminal trials, etc. by helping one another. In

Center for Research on Allied POWS under the Japanese in World War II, Japanese POW camps, rosters, photographs, war crimes trials.

Your window in time to the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods of sixteenth-century Japan.

Michael Bortner's reference page about Japanese Good Luck Flags, 1000 Stitch Belts, World War II Military Collectibles for sale.

A forum dedicated to the study and preservation of genuine Japanese swords and fittings.

The Shibusawa Memorial Museum collects and displays documents and artefacts from the life of Shibusawa Eiichi, a leader in business and finance who fostered the growth and development of the modern Japanese economy. Adjoining the main museum building is t

Official website of the All Japan Federation of Karafuto (全国樺太連盟). Karafuto Prefecture (樺太廳, Karafuto-chō, commonly known as South Sakhalin) was a prefecture of Japan located in Sakhalin from 1907 to 1949. Karafuto became a territory of the Empire of Japa

An introduction to the history and the geography of Japan.

The story of the night attack on Tokyo on 9 March 1945 when 334 B-29 Superfortresses dropped incendiary bombs on Eastern Tokyo killing between 80-200,000 people.

Discover Shitamachi: Shitamachi and neighbouring areas, the heart of the Japanese capital.

The Edo Castle Keep Reconstruction Association (江戸城天守を再建する会) is a non-profit organization that aims at rebuilding the donjon of the former Edo Castle (in Japanese).

A glossary on the history and the culture of Edo (by Gabi Greve)

Arts and People of Ancient Jomon - Rediscovering through the images from "Jomon Museum" by Tadahiro Ogawa: this blog is to introduce Jomon culture to non-Japanese-speaking people, by means of a book of photographs. "Jomon Museum," by Tadahiro Ogawa, which

Japanese aircraft, ships, and historical research.