Japan Travel - Transform into a Ninja!
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a Ninja? Although the Ninja is an extremely mysterious character in history, you still have the opportunity to experience the lifestyle and hard work of the "Iga-ryu" Ninja when you come to Iga city, Mie district - the birthplace of countless Ninja.
Explore the "Ninja house"
“Iga-ryu” is one of the most famous of the numerous Ninja schools, believed to have existed since around the 16th century. Iga is the name of the area and its current address – Iga city in Mie Prefecture - has been preserved from its inception to the present. The “Ninja Museum in Igaryu” in Iga City has a “Ninja Yashiki” (Ninja house) where visitors can discover the secret lives of the Ninja.
Ninja Yashiki looks like an ordinary farmer's house from the outside, but inside there are many clever designs to fight off enemies and protect yourself. Ninja Yashiki at the Ninja museum in Igaryu is a real Ninja house that was transferred from another place.
At the Ninja Museum in Igaryu, a female Ninja called "kuno-ichi" will guide you through the sophisticated design system inside the "Ninja house" through a demonstration of making yourself invisible, disappearing. through a secret revolving door and escape through hidden holes and other secret doors.
At the "Ninja Experience Hall" (Ninja Experience Hall), visitors can watch the scene of a Ninja entering the castle on the screen. More than 400 tools and weapons that the Ninja used to implement their tactics are on display and you can even try some of them.
At the "Ninja Experience Ground", you will see how a real Ninja uses weapons and tools. The Ninjas here perform extremely interesting Ninja shows, using famous Ninja tools such as "Shuriken", "swords" (swords), and Kusarigama (a sharp crescent connected to a chain). . Visitors can also learn “Shuriken-uchi” (how to throw a Shuriken).
Visit the Ninja training ground
“Ninjutsu” are the techniques and skills that Ninja acquire through cultivation. It is believed that Ninja will gain "superhuman" powers through hard training. At the "Ninja Training Forest" in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture, visitors can experience the training that Ninja must undergo in order to achieve Ninjutsu. "Akame Shiju-hachitaki" (48 Akame Falls) - the location of the "Ninja Training Forest", is the place where the Iga-ryu Ninjas practice.
“Shiju-hachitaki” is a general term for a cluster of waterfalls, found in many parts of Japan. The cluster of waterfalls in Akeme-cho valley, Nabari city, Mie prefecture is called Akame Shiju-hachitaki.
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