Japanese

Japanese Military Reference - Provides information on WWII Japanese military swords.
http://quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/japanese.html

The Story of the Japanese Sword - Demonstrates the process and techniques used to make Japanese swords.
http://www2.memenet.or.jp/kinugawa/english/sword/sword100.htm

New York Sword Club - New York Token Kai, includes information on joining the club, meetings and newsletters.
http://www.ny-tokenkai.org/

Japanese Sword Book Museum - A listing of hard to find books on Japanese swords and fittings, with pictures of covers.
http://www.koshoyama.com

Satcho Japanese Sword Books - Specialists in books related to the study and appreciation of the Japanese sword as art. Both in-print and out-of-print tiles on swords, armor, and fittings.
http://www.satcho.com/

San Francisco Japanese Sword Society - Group for Japanese sword enthusiasts and collectors who appreciate Japanese culture, history, language, philosophy, and customs.
http://members.aol.com/Sfkatana/

Japanese Sword Society of the United States - A society concerned with the study and preservation of Japanese swords (nihonto).
http://www.jssus.org/

Japanese Sword Books - Books translated from Japanese to English for sale to students and collectors of Japanese swords.
http://www.afuresearch.com/

Japanese Swords Arms and Armor Home - Sales and information regarding antique Japanese swords.
http://www.japanesesword.com/

Nihonto Message Board - Discussion board for antique Japanese swords and additional information pages on authenticity, kanji and related subjects.
http://www.nihontomessageboard.com

Nihonto.com Japanese Sword Website - Sword glossary, schools, events, equipment and supplies.
http://www.nihonto.com/

Gold and Silver Sword Exhibition - A few photos of rare ancient Japanese gold and silver swords.
http://www.mediajoy.com/chikatsu/96ase/96ase_e.html

Where to see Nihonto (Japanese Sword) - List of locations housing collections of nihonto in Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and rest of Europe. Includes links to each location.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/1135/sights.html

Information on Tsuba - Collection of articles specializing in sword hand guards (Tsuba), with bibliography, questions and answers, glossary and links.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jggilbert/tsuba.htm

Nodachi - Information on japanese "big, thick" swords, with a photo gallery.
http://japantrip.tripod.com/nodachi/nodachi.html

Sword Forum International - Site relating to all areas of sword collecting and usage including articles and an active discussion forums.
http://www.swordforum.com/

Japanese Art Swords - Thomas Buck has articles on saya lacquering and tsuka-maki. Saya repair and tsuka-maki services in various styles are available.
http://pages.prodigy.net/tlbuck/sword.htm

Tsukamaki photographs - Catalog of photographs of the Japanese Sword Society of the United States collection of handguards.
http://home.planet.nl/~sebregts/

The Token Society of Great Britain - An organisation in existence for over 30 years dedicated to the study and preservation of Japanese swords, fittings and armour.
http://www.to-ken.com/

Blade Shark - Site for helping identify Chinese characters used on Japanese swords and fittings.
http://home.comcast.net/~bladeshark/

Bugei Sword Discussion Forum - Public forum with section on sword appreciation, forging, use in sports, sword philosophy, samurai culture and tameshigiri.
http://www.swordforumbugei.com/

Northern California Japanese Sword Club - A non-profit organization for the study and preservation of Japanese swords, related items and arts. Meetings are held in San Francisco's Japan Town.
http://www.ncjsc.org/

Japanese Sword Fittings - Specializing on fittings and related accessories, includes a database of items and links to books, DVDs and auctions.
http://www.swordfittings.com/

Nihonto.ca - Includes both swords and fittings for sale, articles on swords photography, a screensaver and other useful links.
http://www.nihonto.ca/

Shoshin.com - Site on Japanese history, historical figures and accounts, women's histories, Japanese swords and appraisal, investment strategy and antique sword sales. Acrobat reader required to view much of site.
http://www.sho-shin.com/

Chris Husar's Japanese Sword Site - Information on Japanese swords, forging, and a glossary of terminology.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/6512/index.html

Showa Swordsmith Oshigata Database - Approximately 300 oshigata of Showa Era Japanese swords with translations.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/index.htm