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This is the introduction to the Online Japanese Miscellany, which contains many different items of interest to reenactors and students of Japanese history.
A very brief overview of the periods of Japanese history.
A quick discussion about Japanese reenactment within the Society for Creative Anchronism.
How to create a Japanese name, particularly suited for members of the warrior class in the 16th century.
A description of titles and honorifics and how to apply them, with an emphasis on how they might apply to the Society for Creative Anachronism.
A discussion of Japanese heraldry—specifically the heraldic designs or mon used for personal and familial identification.
Types of banners and flags used by Japanese, particularly on the battlefield.
An introduction to basic concepts of Japanese etiquette.
How to set up a Japanese style court in a reenactment setting such as the SCA.
A note about ninja (aka shinobimono, or just shinobi)
How to tell the time and date in medieval Japan.
A basic primer on Japanese poetry and poetic form.
How to play the courtly shell-matching memory game of Japan.
How to play old Japanese card games (karuta)
How to play the ancient Asian game of strategy, Go.
How to play the ancient game of Japanese zombie-paratrooper-chess
An introduction to the Japanese version of backgammon.
How to play kemari, the Japanese game of cooperative kickball—similar to hackey-sack.
Notes on setting up a period style Japanese campsite for the modern reenactor.
How to make camp curtains for a variety of purposes.
How to make a woorden Japanese shield or pavise.
About tatami, the flooring of Japan
A very brief look at dress and accessories for nobles and warriors in the 16th century.
Information on swords, the quintessential accessory for any warrior.
Information on inrō, traditional Japanese medicine pouches.
A basic introduction to historical Japanese dining practices
Traditional Japanese books and how to make your own.
