The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practice ninja skills. Murai lives in Iga, a city 450 kilometers (280 miles) from Tokyo and known to many Japanese as one of the traditional home towns of the ninja, the mysterious spies that slid through the streets of ancient Japan. But Murai sees his grandfather’s sneaky and effective weapons and matchlock muskets as solid proof that he was indeed a ninja fighter. Some ninja experts doubt Murai’s assertion because the silent assassins usually operated in secrecy and never revealed their true identity, even to their families. He was also good at hypnotism,” recalls 55-year-old Motoharu Murai, who says he the grandson of the ninja fighter pictured in the photo. With the 30 m high walls, this is probably one of the most impressive castle moats in Japan.“My grandfather never lay down to sleep, he always slept sitting in a chair as if he was on the lookout. Luckily, the impressive wall still stands nowadays. The Iga waited until Nobou entered the valley near Iseji and then sprung their trap. Unfortunately for Nobuo, roughly 5,000 Iga ninja had prepared for his arrival. They only used wood which makes Iga Ueno Castle special as most reconstructed castle keeps are made of concrete. After dividing his army into three columns to traverse the steep mountain passes surrounding the Iga province, roughly 12,000 of his warriors converged on the village of Iseji. Finally, in 1935, they decided to re-construct the tenshu (this time with only 3 tiers). As Iga Ueno Castle was not considered a strategically important castle, it was never rebuilt. The 5-tiered tenshu of the castle was actually destroyed in 1612 by strong winds. These walls were the highest of any castle in Japan – and it still holds that record as of today. Today, Iga Ueno attracts visitors with its fine ninja museum. Later, daimyo Tōdō Takatora, an expert on castle building, rennovated the honmaru so that it had 30 m high walls. The Iga school of ninjutsu (art of stealth), based in the former Ueno City, used to be one of Japans two leading ninja schools during the feudal era (the Koka school in neighboring Shiga Prefecture was the other). While the construction of the castle began in 1585 supervised by Takigawa Katsutoshi, the honmaru wasn’t finished until his successor, Tsutsui Sadatsugu, took care of it. The Oboro School was founded centuries ago in the Oboro Village of Iga Province presumably during the. As for the Iga clan, there were a lot of schools like. It is here that the Oboro clan have their shinobi warriors to defend Japan since times of old. This organization was called Gunchu Sou and the ninja families all acted together as a single group. It received that name because of its floor plans and beautiful structure. The Oboro School of Ninjutsu or simply the Oboro School or Oboro-ryu (in Japanese: ) is the teaching branch of the Oboro Ninja Clan located in Oboro Village. Iga Ninja Village is the area around Iga City and Ueno City in Mie Prefecture, where places related to ninja such as the Iga Ninja Museum, Iga Ueno Castle and. Iga Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城) is also known as Hakuho Castle (白鳳城, White Phoenix Castle). You can find the castle within Ueno Park (*not the famous one in Tokyo) which is just a short walk (5-10 mins) from Iga-Ueno Station. What did Iga Ninja do Parasites detected at sushi restaurant in Koka Ninja Village, Japan. Like mentioned before, Iga Ueno has more to offer than just the castle, so it’s well worth a visit – and you can easily do all of them in one day. Located in Koka Ninja Village, this museum displays representative Ninja. Iga Ueno Castle is located in Mie Prefecture ( map) which makes it a nice day trip from either Kyoto or Osaka. At Iga-ryu Ninja House, Ninja and Kunoichi (female Ninja) guide visitors around.
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