I'll try my best to scour the Internet to find the best websites dedicated to the study of Japanese history. As I do this, I will post them in a section somewhere on this fine blog in the near future. The first site that I can think of is possibly the best site for Japanese history related topics. The Samurai Archives.
This website is, in a word, totallyfreakingawesome! I came across the SA about 7 or 8 years ago while perusing the Internet, and I have been visiting it ever since. There is a wealth of information on this site that is helpful for anyone looking to learn more about a certain topic. They run their own wiki with nearly every name, place or battle that you can think of. It's definitely one of the more exhaustive sites on the web. The archived sections of the site are also fun to look at. Although, you should find all of the info from those areas in the wiki. There's also an Internet community on the SA known as the Citadel. There are some great scholars and amateur historians that post there regularly and they are usually eager to help any newbie. I say usually, because there are some members that have a quick temper and they will not tolerate any question that may stem from fanboyism. They have their own bookstore that's run through Amazon. This store carries several books broken up into sections like: Sengoku & Kamakura, Balumatsu & Meiji, Ancient Japan, Edo Period, etc.
Definitely check out this site as soon as possible. Like right now. Go check it out!
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
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