Train as a Ninja in an Authentic Samurai House!
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Duration: 1 Hour(s) (approx.)
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Location: Nishitama-gun, Tokyo
Product code:EN-TKO-1042-10421
【OUTLINE】
Undergo an authentic ninja training experience at the historic Bukeyashiki samurai house.
Ninjas have a prominent history and legacy in Japan, yet many aspects about them are still shrouded in mystery. This is your chance to uncover some of these details with a hands-on training experience. Undergo an authentic ninja training experience at the historic Bukeyashiki samurai house.
The plan includes wearing a ninja costume and wielding swords, blowguns, and "shuriken" (ninja stars).
【PLAN DETAILS】
1. Put on a ninja costume 5 min
All participants change into their ninja costumes.
2. Meditation and a lecture on the "duties of the ninja" 5 min
Next, participants will meditate and receive a lecture on the Ninja's duty.
3. Sword practice 10 min
Participants will train in drawing and sheathing swords; younger children will use toy/imitation swords.
4. Practice using a blowgun 10 min
Receive hands-on training on how to use a blowgun in our blowgun dojo.
5. Throw "shuriken" (ninja stars) 10 min
Experience shuriken-throwing in the shuriken dojo.
6. Commemorative photo 10 min
Take as many photos as you'd like in Bukeyashiki or our Japanese garden in your ninja costume!
7. Learn Japanese culture (optional) 10 min
Pay a visit to the shrine on the hill behind Bukeyashiki and gain insight about Japanese culture.
【NOTES】
【Access】
Tokyo Hinode Bukeyashiki
5107, Oguno, Hinode-machi Nishitama-gun, Tokyo, 190-0181, Japan
■By train
Shinjuku station
⇓(JR Chuo Line 25 min)
Tachikawa station
⇓(JR Ome Line 30 min)
Ome station
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15 minutes by taxi (2,000 yen for one way)
■By car
A 20-minute drive from Ken-O Expressway or Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway "Hinode IC"
【Age Limit】
3 years old and over
【Language】
English
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*Cancellation Policy
7 to 4 days before the tour date: 40% of the tour price
3 to 2 days before the tour date: 60% of the tour price
The day before the tour date/ on the day of the tour: 100% of the tour price
※Right after the online settlement is made, a cancellation fee of 10% will be incurred in case of cancellation.
※The cancellation fee includes handling charges.