im doing a ninja char and want to limit myself to only japanese weapons and if possible armour. is there a mod that puts in japanese armour and weapons

Here's a list you may want to take a look at.

http://www.freewebs.com/urakugluk/modlist.htm

Might be a little dated though. Perhaps others could point to some more recent mods, if any.

awesome thanks

There's http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=8146 by Dragon Lance and me - it adds a pair of katanas to the game world.