Yogo Onokae’s House of the Spring Chrysanthemum
A site for players of Legend of the Five Rings. The “Densetsu”
section has material on different kinds of ghosts, and there’s stuff on armor, weapons, and cops
in Edo. Removed from its original domain, but still available via Wayback.
Sengoku.com
Official site for the Sengoku RPG. Includes a lot of great resources, an
excellent bibliography, and a nice filmography of samurai movies.
A Guide to Japanese Culture for Role
Playing Games
Nishio is a Shadowrun gamer who has compiled one of the most comprehensive sites
around, with language, history, folklore, superstitions, yakuza and more.
Oriental Adventures
Project
Homepage for the D&D Oriental Adventures game.
Zaibatsu
Gaming the near-future cyberpunk world of 21st century Tokyo.
Sengoku Daimyo
Not an RPG site, but a guide to portraying a Japanese persona in the Society for
Creative Anachronism.
Kurotokage: Meiji Era
The Meiji Era, Cthulhu Mythos style. Has a lot of good links to information
about the Meiji era and its leaders.
Japan-Themed RPGs:
Bryant, Anthony J. and Mark T. Arsenault. Sengoku: Chambara Roleplaying in Feudal Japan. Gold Rush Games, 1997. ISBN 1-890305-10-3
Gold, Lee and Hunter Johnson. GURPS Japan: Beauty, Terror and Adventure (2nd ed.) Steve Jackson Games, 1999. ISBN 1-55634-388-4