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theFlowercards.com
Hanafuda variants, card lore, and links to downloadable hanafuda games. This is from the Internet Archive; it looks like the site is once again without a home.

Shogi – Japanese Chess
Ever watch anime characters cheating each other at shogi and wonder what the game was really like? This is a good place to find out. Has description of pieces, rules, and links to lots of other shogi sites.

GoBase.org
My husband the Go player would never forgive me if I didn’t put in something about his game. This is the most comprehensive Go site I’ve found, with information about the game, reports of major tournaments, history, proverbs, software, reviews and more.

Kiseido
Go books, supplies and software. Play on their online server, or enjoy woodblock prints of Go through the ages.

IGS Panda-Net
Beautiful Go site with lots of artwork. They have four galleries of prints plus one of Meiji-era photographs, information on the game, software for online play, a glossary, Go problems, essays etc.

Chinese Games With Dice
A number of these were also played in Japan. The dice were a little different from Western ones too.