Akiruno and Hachioji were where the powerful Hojo samurai clan had castles serving as the front lines to their territory, and history tells us that ninja were also active here. The Yajin Ninja are about taking the traditions and customs of the ninja and applying them to modern society.
“Yajin” (lit. “wild/outdoors ninja”) emphasizes practicing basic ninjutsu skills in nature and as such, the bulk of the experiences take place outdoors in open-air spaces or in the surrounding hills and forests.
A 2-hour or 4-hour experience session is available and both are tailor-made to suit whatever you (or your group) want to try, from ninja tools and self-defense techniques to etiquette, breathing control, and mental training. Imagine throwing shuriken ninja stars and blades, using a fukiya bamboo blowgun, learning how to wield a sword or practicing taijutsu ninja hand-to-hand combat, all in a variety of beautiful traditional locales set around Akiruno.
Decked out in black ninja garb as you scale rock faces and trek through the forests, this is one way to get in touch with nature as well as an ever-popular part of Japanese culture.
