Abstract

The ninja are familiar to many people today, but they are basically all exaggerated. Realistic ninja of the Warring States period rarely used circular shurikens (ninja stars) and could not walk on water. They simply transformed their appearance at will, sneaked into any place, and reliably carried out their duties as ordered by their masters. He never leaves any trace of his accomplishments, even though they are so great that they change the world. They were not as flashy as the imaginary ninja, but they were certainly cool. The ninja were the "information industry" of their time, where the most advanced "science and technology" of the time was concentrated. This book unravels the wisdom and techniques they possessed one by one using illustrations.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Manners of Daily Life / Everyday Life of the Ninja / Training of the Ninja
Chapter 2: Ninjutsu Techniques: The Basics of Ninjutsu, Escape Techniques, Illusions, Spells, magic, and Other Ninjutsu
Chapter 3: The Manners of Ninja Gear: A Ninja's appearance, Preparation Weapons, Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Water Devices, Openers, Climbing Devices
Chapter 4: The Art of Work / The Code of the Ninja, Ninja Preparation, Ninja Sabotage, Report, Communication, Consultation.

Author’s Information

Yuji Yamada (Supervisor)
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1967. Graduated from the Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. After working at the Kameoka City History Compilation Office, completed the doctoral course in History (Interdisciplinary Curriculum for the Study of Japanese Culture) at the Graduate School of History and Anthropology, University of Tsukuba. D. (Academic). Currently a professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Mie University. Deputy Director of the International Ninja Research Center (Iga, Mie Prefecture). Author of many books, including "What is a Grudge?" (Chuko Shinsho), "History of the Ninja" (Kadokawa Sensho), and "The Ninja Were Amazing: Unraveling the Mysteries of 81 Ninjutsu Sho" (Gentosha).