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Research and History are two of the many reasons so many of us love RK. You don't need to look into the history of geishas in Tokyo in 1878 or the meaning of chrysthamum's in Japanese culture - but just in case you WANT to, here are some sites that could help.
Choice Links:
Sherl’s fabulous bookmarks!
Everything from Colors to Weddings. Sherl’s been there, bookmarked that. She’s sharing her wonderful resources with us! Thank you Sherl!
Wikipedia
specific page on the Boshin War – do be sure to look around in wikipedia – lots of good stuff!
Aizu-Wakamatsu Guide
Many characters hail from Aizu and lots of plot critical incidents took place there. Cool Aizu site.