Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
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The museum's collection includes ancient ninjutsu writings analyzed scientifically along with ancient ninjutsu weapons. The museum has audiovisuals, models and extensive static displays of the weaponry and techniques employed by ninja. There are over 400 ninja tools and weapons on display, including shuriken used in the time of the ninja. The museum also features a model village with tours and demonstrations of its features. The museum allows visitors to throw ninja weapons and has ninja shows. It is a popular tourist attraction.
On August 17, 2020, during the pre-dawn hours, thieves broke into the museum, and within three minutes, stole a 150 kg (330 lb) safe containing over one million yen of admission fees.
See also
References
- ^ Alt, Matt; Yoda, Hiroko; Joe, Melinda (March 27, 2012). Frommer's? Japan Day by Day. Wiley. p. 34 and 164. ISBN 9780470908266.
- ^ Ninja museum: Thieves carry out heist at Japanese site Archived 2023-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News (20 August 2020)
- ^ Jessie Yeung and Kaori Enjoji (21 August 2020). "Stealthy thieves broke into a Japanese ninja museum and stole a million yen". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
External links
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- Official website
- Iga Ninja Museum in Second Life
- Iga Ninja Museum in Japan Guide
- Iga-ryu Ninja House and Museum (photo gallery)
- Current Iga-ryu Ninjutsu GrandMaster
- Iga Ryu Ninjutsu History
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