Ninja Festival In Japan, get prepared !
April 9th, 2008 | by admin |
When I was young, Ninja’s were IN…dozens of Hollywood movies were made and we all wanted to be (at least me) a real ninja some day. Very soon , I discovered that I would never had the skills to become a real ninja and decided to start a Japanese sword shop one day to supply the ninjas with good quality ninja swords.
Soon after I started the sword shop, I did found out that they did no longer exist…shit ! 
Anyway, it seems like they’re still very hot these day’s , even in Japan. In a little place about 450 kilometres from Tokyo there’s a small city named Iga which is known as a traditional home town of the Ninja.
From April 1th until May 6th there’s a Ninja festival over there which attracts almost 30.000 visitors each year ! At this yearly event you can watch Ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practice ninja skills. Sounds like the place to be !
During that period, you can find Ninjas all over the village (souvenir shops, restaurants, etc) and it seems like it’s a good thing for the local economy since they rake in 290 million yen (or 1,8 million Euro or 2.8 million USD) during that 5 weeks.
If anyone ever went there, let us know..we’re highly interested !
I would prefer to stand in the last row with nobody behind me
Women…..what else can I say…
I’m sure this Ninja has some special stuff in her bag..
The poor guy…
Source : Reuters
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