Hello, I'm looking for a pattern for a man's garb... I've got the hakama made, but I need the pattern for a undershirt, kimono, a kataginu, and the other...
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Folks, I have approx. 70 books for sale (mostly hardback and out of print) relating to various subjects on Early Modern Japan, the Meiji Restoration and its...
I was wondering if anyone used kata ate under their watagami. Does it attach to the do in any particular way? I'm imagining a manchira minus the lower part...
Might this help? http://pages.prodigy.net/tlbuck/tsuka/tsuka.htm Rizii ... From: "Tim adams" <tim_adams_unix@...> Hello All there was a link posted a...
Hello All there was a link posted a guess a few months ago about a site with information on how to finish a blade.. the way to attach the handle and wrap the...
Katai na Itoko! In an attempt to learn both kana, I have noticed that the chart I'm using doesn't address the kana for 'sho', 'cha', etc., and the doubled ...
I want to have a Japanese persona within an SCA-type group, however the book recommended to me "Name Construction in Medieval Japan" is no where to be found...
DATE: Feb 12, 2005 As the Barony of Bright Hills, guardian of the Northern Border of Atlantia, ends our first decade and prepares for the next, we invite you...
Greetings to the list! I was wondering if any of the Calontiri on the list (or Midrealmers, since it's on the border!) will be at Queen's Prize in Three Rivers...
Can someone point me in the right direction for finding examples of period female Japanese names? Specifically, I am trying to find when the name "Kameko" or...
Okay, so it's about the snaps on my toddler's pants, not armor -- but I figure there's such a wide variety of people with an exponentially wide range of...
Greetings unto the list, In our local group there will be a office change at an event this weekend - we have made japanese gifts to reward the service of the...
... At least one Japanese author has a low opinion of the Japanese maritime abilities in the 1590s period. They were bad navigators, really didn't have the...
Hello Everyone, I went ahead and ordered Folkwear's Japanese Patterns (see http://folkwear-birchstreet.com/asian.html , #151 Japanese Hakama & Kataginu, #113...
Hello Everyone, I am looking for upcoming Japanese Living History/SCA Events. Is there a calendar where these are posted? I would very much like to attend...
Hello Everyone, I was on the Ansteorra calendar web site today and it shows the Festival of Japan being held in April in Wichita Falls. However, there is no...
I just finished making my Jitte, using hard foam for the crossbar, it has some give and so will hopefully not cause injuries if someone's wrist gets caught in...
Extension JAPA E-1 Nakama 1 - Close to $90 bucks, it better be great!!! Nakama 1: Workbook/Laboratory Manual - $45 No kanji? Kana. JAPA E-2 Might use same book...
Greetings! Are there any here who are familiar with Heisig's method/course for learning kanji? If so, do you have any comments you could share? What book would...
Well if you haven't yet, I would recommend you have a look at <http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/katchu.html> http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/katchu.html...
Katai na Itoko! I had an interesting thought the other day. Why were the Japanese not bitten by the colonization bug the way the Europeans were? If the ...
If I post a picture online would some be willing to tell me if the lacing looks correct? Takamatsu no Daijiro Muneaki -- Jason Lewis E-Commerce and PHP...
So i currently have a European personna when i am fighting rapier and generally hanging out. Mostly because all my garb is European. My heavy armor is Japanese...
Congratulations to the winners of the Yama Kaminari "Moonlit Snow" poetry slam: Kazunori aka Kieran and Lady Makiwara. Thank you! The new contest is up and...
