The ninja had over 400 distinctive tools and weapons to fight with and defend themselves. The most familiar was one c...

The ninja used short swords when faced with imminent danger, such as in enemy territory. We'll see when these were us...

The ninja employed over 400 special weapons and tools to accomplish their missions, and the shuriken is undoubtedly o...

The ninja were often given the important mission of infiltrating enemy territory and bringing back key information. M...

The ninja are said to have been proficient in the use of gunpowder long before guns were brought to Japan, and to hav...

The ninja used various tools and weapons on their secret missions. To protect themselves in dangerous situations, the...

Before modern times, the ninja worked secretly in the shadows, and a particularly shadowy figure is the female ninja ...

The ninja employed a wide range of tools to accomplish their missions. In this episode, we introduce the kunai and ex...

Like all famous movie spies, the ninja had a wide array of spy tools at their disposal, and the shinobi rokugu were s...

Well-versed in astronomy, biology and other fields of natural science, the ninja used their knowledge of botany to cr...

The ninja had two modes of operation: Innin and Yonin. Innin covered assassinations, sabotage and other covert operat...

Jumping down from 15-meter heights. Running 100 kilometers in a day. These are just some of the feats that the ninja ...

The ninja are said to have been capable of remembering extensive details about the estates and castles they infiltrat...

Although the ninja are known for working in the shadows, the early Edo period found them serving in one-hundred-man u...

Since ninja were engaged in espionage, they had to gather information and accurately convey it without anyone knowing...

The Hojo clan was a warrior clan that ruled the Kanto region from the 15th to 16th century. Supporting their efforts ...

While the ninja moved unseen throughout Japan, Iga, in present-day Mie Prefecture, has been called the birthplace of ...

The ninja art of escape, or tonsojutsu, frequently took advantage of the human psyche. We examine some ninja tactics ...

The Bansenshukai is a compilation of ninja techniques from 49 Iga and Koka ninja schools. It covers everything from n...

Ninja tools of clay and stone were unearthed at sixteenth-century archaeological sites. They were clay makibishi and ...

Along with Iga, the Koka region is synonymous with ninja. The Koka Ninja are often depicted in anime and movies as th...

Ninja have often been depicted flying on large kites in manga and anime. Was such a feat really possible? With the he...

Two men have been called "the last ninja." The first is Fujita Seiko, who lived over a hundred years ago. Introducing...

We meet with two specialists at the forefront of ninja research. In 2021, Fukushima Takamasa found the Kanrinseiyo. K...

The modern image of the ninja—an agile shadow warrior with impressive techniques—is derived from a fictional ninja na...

Join us as we uncover the secrets of the ninjas who helped the Tokugawa shoguns to maintain order by collecting intel...

The ninja tried to prepare for all emergencies. We'll examine how their survival mindset and techniques can be applie...

The ninja observed animal behavior and applied them to their techniques. Meeting with experts, we'll examine some ins...

A ninja group known as the Hayamichi-no-mono operated in the northern Hirosaki Domain for about two hundred years. We...

The arrival of guns in Japan changed the face of warfare. We examine the ninja's use of firearms, particularly in one...