Mie] 4 Recommended Spots for a Ninja Experience
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2023-03-15
In Mie Prefecture, where the legend of the Iga-style ninja lives on, there are many interesting places where you can become a ninja. In this issue, we will introduce some places where both children and adults can enjoy experiencing ninjutsu! If you are planning to visit Mie Prefecture in the future, please check them out.
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Ninja Forest (Nabari City)
Ninja Forest" in Nabari City is a ninja experience spot located at the foot of Akame 48 Waterfalls, known as the place where Iga-style ninja underwent rigorous training.
Here, visitors can experience authentic ninja training using shuriken, blowguns, and athletic equipment.
The training experience is more authentic as visitors wear ninja costumes!
Many people think of ninja in black costumes, but here they are available in a variety of colors, including red, pink, and green.
You can choose matching colors for everyone, or dare to choose different colors to become a colorful ninja squad.
The ninja training experience will last approximately 90 minutes. First, you will learn about the history of the ninja at Enjuin, a ninja temple. Then, after climbing the mountain, the ninja training finally begins!
The students practice ninja spells such as "Rin, Hyou, Toushi, Sha~," and experience climbing, hiding, and walking techniques. All of the training is physically demanding, so by the time we were done, we were exhausted. ...... Wow, ninjas are amazing.
During the summer, in addition to the regular training experience, visitors can also experience the "mizugumo technique" of crossing a river on a ninja tool called mizugumo.
It is said that even adults are likely to fall into the river during this practice, so those who experience the practice in the summer might want to bring a change of clothes.
Once you have completed all the training, you will join the ranks of the ninja! After completing the experience, you will receive a book of Ninja Minna Kaiden.
After that, you are free to enjoy the ninja atmosphere until you return home, playing on the athletic facilities used for training, or strolling around Akame in your ninja costume.
The surrounding area is full of tourist attractions such as the 48 Falls of Akame, the Akame Museum of Natural History, and the Japan Salamander Center.
There are also a number of restaurants where you can enjoy specialty foods such as hekoki manju and beef soup, so you can enjoy sightseeing and strolling at your leisure.
<Facility Information
Address: 671-1 Nagasaka, Akame-cho, Nabari, Mie 518-0469
Phone number: 0595-41-1180
Business hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays (December 28-January 2), every Thursday from January 3 to the second week of March
Fee:
Ninja Costume Rental
1,000 yen per piece
Ninja experience training
Adult...3,000yen / Child (under junior high school)...2,700yen / Child (under elementary school)...2,200yen
*The fee for the Ninja Experience Training includes costume rental and entrance fee to Akame 48 Waterfalls.
URL：https://www.akame48taki.com/ninja/
Iga-ryu Ninja Museum (Iga City)
The next museum we will introduce is the "Iga Ninja Museum" located in Ueno Park, Iga City.
It is the only registered museum with a ninja theme and consists of three facilities: Karakuri Ninja House, Ninjutsu Experience Hall, and Ninja Lore Hall.
Here, visitors can watch a demonstration show by active ninja, see tools actually used by the ninja, and have a different ninja experience from the Ninja Forest.
A recommended attraction is the Karakuri Ninja House, a restored ninja dwelling.
This is a building that was moved from a dojo mansion built at the end of the Edo period (1603-1868), and inside is literally equipped with a karakuri to prevent enemies from entering or attacking the building.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary farmhouse, but once inside, you will be surprised! Various tricks, such as a hidden staircase and a twist of fate, are sure to catch your eyes.
A guiding ninja will demonstrate and guide you through the karakuri, so you can learn about the ninja's home while having fun.
The Ninjutsu Experience Museum displays more than 200 items, including tools actually used by the ninja.
Visitors are sure to be excited by the rarely seen exhibits, ranging from shuriken (shuriken), a typical ninja tool, to nekote (cat's paw) and mizugumo (water spider)! You may enjoy the exhibits even more if you have seen manga or movies featuring ninja beforehand.
The Ninja Lore Museum exhibits materials related to the history and life of the ninja, and visitors can learn more about the ninja here as well.
One of the highlights of the Iga Ninja Museum is the demonstration shows by active ninja.
In the ninja show by "Ashura," the Iga Ninja Special Forces, which is active both in Japan and abroad, visitors can see a performance using actual tools used in those days, such as shuriken, swords, and chain sickles.
You can enjoy the show before visiting the museum, but we recommend that you see the ninja tools at the Ninjutsu Experience Hall before seeing the show to immerse yourself in the world of the ninja even more!
Also, after enjoying the exhibition area and the show, don't miss out on souvenirs. The Ninja Boy souvenir shop offers a wide variety of original goods for ninja lovers, such as rubber shuriken, kakimu, makibishi, and more.
Whether you want to display it at home or actually use it to immerse yourself in the ninja spirit, why not purchase one as a memento of your trip?
<Facility Information
Address: 117 Ueno-Marunouchi, Iga, Mie 518-0873
Phone number: 0595-23-0311
Business hours: Weekdays ... 10:00-16:00 / Weekends and holidays ... 10:00-16:30
Regular holidays: Year-end and New Year's holidays (12/29 to 1/1)
The museum may be temporarily closed for exhibition changes, etc.
Admission：Adults (college students and above)...800yen／Juniors (4 years old to junior high school students)...500yen
*There is a separate fee for the Ninjutsu demonstration show and Shuriken-uchi (sword fighting) experience.
URL：https://www.iganinja.jp/
Tomoiki no Kuni Ise Ninja Kingdom (Ise City)
Tomoiki no Kuni Ise Ninja Kingdom" is a theme park that opened in 1993 as "Ise Sengoku Jidaimura" and was renamed to its current facility name in 2019.
The theme park is based on the three themes of ninja, the Warring States Period, and the Azuchi-Momoyama Period, and includes Azuchi Castle, a ninja experience spot, a toba place, and other playgrounds.
Ise Ninja Kingdom offers several attractions where visitors can experience the ninja experience. One of the most popular is the Ninja Forest Adventure, where you can enjoy authentic tree trekking.
There are three courses in total, and if you have a passport ticket, called a passport, you can try one attraction for free only once on one course.
The attractions, which stretch over a distance of 1,000 meters, are all thrilling.
Although safety harnesses are worn from the start to the finish, it is quite challenging, as you may fall off or get caught in the net!
When you finally escape the forest and glide down the zip line, there is no greater feeling of accomplishment. You may get muscle aches and pains, but we encourage you to take on the challenge as if you were a ninja.
One of the most popular indoor attractions is the Iga Ninja Spectacle House, located on the first floor. As the name suggests, the house is a mysterious space with a ceiling and walls that are heavily tilted, where bewitchments are performed by ninja.
It is an attraction called ...... where visitors challenge various missions on the wall in such a strange mansion, but it is also difficult to complete!
Since the sense of equilibrium is so spectacularly disturbed, even simple movements, such as sitting on a tatami mat or standing up straight, are a challenge.
In addition, Ise Ninja Kingdom is full of places where visitors can learn about the ninja while having fun, such as the Ninja Training Fort and the Grand Ninja Theater!
On weekends and holidays, the Ninja Manabi-Do (Ninja Learning Center) is open, where ninja sensei teach visitors about the mysteries of the ninja.
There are also restaurants and hot spring facilities within the park, so after playing to your heart's content, you can enjoy Ise's gourmet food and relax in the hot springs.
It is a facility that three generations can enjoy all day long, so why not include it in your sightseeing course when you visit Ise?
<Facility Information
Address: 1201-1 Mitsu, Futami-machi, Ise-shi, Mie 519-0603
Phone number: 0596-43-2300
Business hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Please inquire at the facility
Admission：Adults...1,500yen／Middle and high school students...1,000yen／Junior...800yen
*The above is the price of the admission ticket (please check the official website for the price of the passport and entry ticket).
URL：https://www.ise-jokamachi.jp/
location where one can transform oneself into a ninja
Last but not least is the "Ninja Makeover Place," a facility where visitors can rent ninja costumes.
Iga City, known as the town of the Iga Ninja, has many facilities where visitors can rent ninja costumes, including "Danjiri Kaikan.
The rental period is during business hours at each facility, so we recommend that you apply as early in the day as possible if you want to fully enjoy the ninja atmosphere!
Even if you do not go to the ninja experience spot, you can enjoy the feeling of being a ninja by visiting several walls with trompe l'oeil pictures in the town of Iga.
In addition to trompe l'oeil paintings, there are many places in Iga where you can pretend to be a ninja, such as stone statues of ninja and objects with tiled roofs. Please enjoy strolling around as a ninja with your friends and family.
<Facilities (Danjiri Kaikan)
Address: 122-4, Ueno-Marunouchi, Iga, Mie 518-0873
Phone number: 0595-24-4400
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (10:00-15:00 during the rental period *Returns by 16:00)
Closed: Please contact the facility.
Fee: 1,500 yen per piece
summary
Whether you want to experience ninja training through physical exercise or see a ninja dwelling, Mie Prefecture is full of places where you can experience what it feels like to be a ninja! Those who have had a yearning to become a ninja when they were young, as well as those who have no interest in ninjas at all, will have plenty of fun.
When we think of sightseeing in Mie, we tend to have a strong image of visiting Ise, but if you go all the way to Mie, why not stop by an unusual experience spot as well?
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