People of Medieval Japan

A concise overview of the origins, history, culture and weapons of the Samurai by Kallie Szczepanski, About.com Guide to Asian History.

Gallery of more than a dozen images of the Samurai through history, presented by Kallie Szczepanski, About.com Guide to Asian History.

The introduction is followed by a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography, by Mark McGee.

A brief look at women authors of this golden age at the Women in World History Curriculum.

A concise bio of the extraordinary writer from the Heian period, at the Women in World History Curriculum.

Clear overview of the origins and growth of Japan's famous warrior class by David Lay at the Judo Information Site.

Timelines, biographies, translations, a glossary, recommended reading and lots of historical info about Japan from the late eighth through mid-nineteenth century. Very well done by Christopher West.

Kiyotaka Kimura's extensive and esoteric article from Philosophy East and West looks for valid interpretations of Medieval Japanese Buddhism through an examination of one of its most prominent proponents.