

The real name of this temple is Myoryuji, but it contains an incredible number of defense devices similar to a real Ninja residence and therefore, the temple is nicknamed "Ninja-Dera" (Ninja Temple). There is organized a competition between several teams of techniques of the art of Ninjutsu, like throws of shuriken, tests of ninjutsu, and course as well as a ninja show. In Kanagawa Prefecture, a festival is held every spring for Fuma Ninja, which would have served the Hojo family, that of the lord of the Kanto region.
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You can also visit and experience the Ninja house with full of surprises.įuma Ninja Festival in Odawara (Kanagawa) Difficult to know the exact period of elite units whose main characteristic was discretion. The master of Togakushiryu Ninjutsu is a subordinate warrior who once went to Iga responding to his master's death to learn the art of ninjas then back to Togakushi to spead what he has leant in 12th century. Togakushi is the place where the ninja culture developed during the battle between the Taira and Minamoto clans. The Togakushi Ninja Museum is located in north area of Nagano prefecture. Togakushi Ninja Museum in Nagano prefecture Here is a list of some tools used by shinobi: picks, ropes, and grapples to climb walls, wood chisels and saws for infiltration, torches, incendiary grenades, rockets, poisons and poison gas, and of course swords, knives and arches.

We will also explain how a ninja could infiltrate the Iga Ueno castle and you can even try your hand by putting on a suit to climb a stone wall! Know that the art of throwing ninja stars (star shaped swords), is also proposed. You will also see the Ninja Estate, a building equipped with multiple defense traps, secret passages and even small hiding places for swords. Ninjas also underwent significant psychological training to develop the flexibility of their minds and adjust themselves to any situation.Īt the museum of Iga (the Ninja museum of Igaryu), you can admire the clothes that could wear these warriors and see that they are not black as we can imagine but simple kimonos that yet seem to allow its wearer to go unnoticed. Iga is with Koga (located at 20 kilometers north of Iga), one of the best schools of Ninjutsu, that we could call shinobi jutsu, the art of this ancient practice being summed up in the discretion, the techniques of survival and the perseverance. They also had to have a very good physical condition, and know the art of camouflage. As a result, the ninjas had access to a great deal of knowledge, particularly on armaments and the manufacture of gunpowder, as well as on medicine they were highly educated and used their scientific knowledge in the course of their missions (smoke signals, diversions, firing or lethal covert action). The village of Iga is located southeast of Kyoto, the capital of Japan at that time.
