Ninja has been very popular among foreigners with its cool image for many decades, which attracted even more attention from outside of Japan.

Japanese character for ninja is “忍者”. Ninja used to be called as “Shinobi” and its existence was confirmed in the history records of the 13^th century.

In the past, during wars inside the country among Shoguns, ninjas fought in the shadows of their masters being invisible all the time. They were hired as mercenary troops by various parts of the feudal lords to intrude enemy systems, set fire, ambush and collect information needed to defeat the enemy. However, the most important aspect above all was to convey the status of the enemy to the lord. Also, they needed to avoid combat as much as possible, in order to survive and go back to their masters, to protect an   serve them accordingly.

Not many people know that, after all, ninjas were a lower class of warriors that developed in feudal Japan, whose brilliant techniques allowed Shogun and Samurai to hire them as spies, and assassins as well. This is I am sure is one of the reasons why ninjas are so popular.

As you might already know, ninja means patience (endurance) and to put up with something. Ninja spirit basically represented and meant one would endure and accomplish a mission with honesty and achieve a goal in the end. It actually represented the Japanese way of life with aspects of Japanese culture such as technical capabilities, diligence, organizational strength which have supported the modern Japanese society.

Surprisingly, (you might probably know that) women ninjas existed too, and they were called “くノ一” (Kunoichi).

If you put these 3 katakana letters together “く”, “ノ” and “一”, then it forms Japanese character “女”, which means “Female”.

As it has been mentioned above, ninja is very much loved by many foreigners starting with “Enter the Ninja (Moeyo Ninja)” with Sho Kosugi film start and many other Ninja movies, which were produced mainly in the United States. I myself loved watching these movies and ninja was like my hero, who was always against bad boy who protected innocent and good people. So this caused in many young people to become a ninja fan not only watching movies, but also watching animations and games like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and many more.

One of the reasons why ninja is so popular and attracts many people, I think lies on the disciplines of the ninja. The very focused state of mind was necessary to be able to disappear (vanish) in the mind and the eye of the enemy, which is more than one simple technique. This requires a vision of a very precise way of living which appears when one`s life and lifestyle are threatened. The philosophy and teaching way of ninjas is absolutely useless great words, if one does not have a certain mental, emotional, physical and spiritual balance. This is simply saying to be human!

The discipline was simple as that; to maintain a level of psychological health through physical discipline, combining flexibility and adaption.      

Nowadays, one can experience a ninja, as Japan offers variety options. Our company atinn co. ltd is located in Nagoya city, and if you are looking to experience ninja here in Nagoya city and be part of the emotional moment, please see the following link below:

http://ninja-japan.com/en/

It offers different programs from which you can choose and take part, which will definitely leave a great experience and unforgettable memories!