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The seventh volume of the Bilingual Guide to Japan series, which focuses on the theme of the inbound market, is about ninjas, which are becoming very popular both domestically and overseas. Iga-ryu (Mie Prefecture) and Koga-ryu (Shiga Prefecture) are the two major schools of ninjas that are widely known, and while events are increasing nationwide, mainly in tourist spots in big cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, the number of ninja fans living overseas is also rapidly increasing as gamers and streamers enjoy ninja role-playing games online.
This is a must-read Japanese-English guide for history fans, which should be read together with the Bilingual Castle Guide series.
Editor's Recommendations
There are not many books in English that introduce accurate knowledge about ninjas, so we hear many foreign readers looking for something handy and convenient for tourists. Ninjutsu is, so to speak, a survival technique. This book is full of useful wisdom that Japanese people can also read.
The seventh volume of the Bilingual Guide to Japan series, which focuses on the theme of the inbound market, is about ninjas, which are becoming very popular both domestically and overseas. Iga-ryu (Mie Prefecture) and Koga-ryu (Shiga Prefecture) are the two major schools of ninjas that are widely known, and while events are increasing nationwide, mainly in tourist spots in big cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, the number of ninja fans living overseas is also rapidly increasing as gamers and streamers enjoy ninja role-playing games online.
This is a must-read Japanese-English guide for history fans, which should be read together with the Bilingual Castle Guide series.
Editor's Recommendations
There are not many books in English that introduce accurate knowledge about ninjas, so we hear many foreign readers looking for something handy and convenient for tourists. Ninjutsu is, so to speak, a survival technique. This book is full of useful wisdom that Japanese people can also read.
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128 pages, Paperback
Published December 10, 2019
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February 12, 2026
This is a fun, light read on the topic of ninja. It is well-illustrated and it introduces many concepts related to ninjas that the general public in English-speaking countries might not be aware of. This is a bilingual book, but this is where one issue pops up. There are a few spots where the translation is not correct. For example, in a section on how ninja found drinking water, there is a sentence that reads, "It is said that humans can survive for about a week without food or water." However, the Japanese actually says, "It is said that humans can survive without food for about a week as long as they have water." So, if you were planning to train as a ninja, I don't recommend this book as a manual for that. However, it is perfectly fine if you want to read it for entertainment purposes, and perhaps the bilingual text could be used for Japanese language study.
July 21, 2024
Very interesting book that details real techniques and tools used by Ninja.
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