MORE WEBSITES FOR FEUDAL JAPAN

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• Nobles or Women
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• Biographies&endash;Female Heroes of Asia&endash;Japan&endash;Lady Murasaki 972-1025 (http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine9.html)
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• Empress Himiko 183 (http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/rulers-more.html) Scroll down to the end of the page to find her.
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• Women in 1000 CE (http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/women1000.html) Last 2 paragraphs talk about women in the Heian period.

   

• General
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•  (http://ancienthistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=japan%2C%20feudal&SUName=ancienthistory&TopNode=3042&type=1)
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• (http://ancienthistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=Japan,%20Ancient%20Japan&SUName=ancienthistory&TopNode=3042&type=1)
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• Castles of Japan (http://pages.ca.inter.net/~ttoyooka/oshiro): Alphabetical and Geographical indexes of castles with additional links.
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• History of Kites and Festivals and Celebrations in Japan (http://www.kckiteclub.org/DaveEllis/japkites1.htm)
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• History of the Kimono (http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono): This colorful site covers the development of the traditional Japanese garment. Many graphics display the styles and features of men's, women's, and children's kimonos. Also tells for what occasions kimonoa are worn in Japan today.