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Jiraiya battles a snake with the help of a toad; woodblock print on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843. Ninjas first entered popular culture in the Edo period.In modern Japan, ninja are a national myth that stems from folk tales and continues through modern day popular culture. [1]
A ninja (Japanese: 忍者; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び; ) was a covert agent, mercenary, or guerrilla warfare expert in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding and their fighting skills in martial arts, including ninjutsu. [1]
Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, in the flowering plant family Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa dogwood, [2] Chinese dogwood, [3] [4] Korean dogwood, [4] [5] [6] and Japanese dogwood. [2] [4] Synonyms are Benthamia kousa and Cynoxylon kousa. [7] It is a plant native to East Asia including Korea ...
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.
The museum's collection includes ancient ninjutsu writings analyzed scientifically along with ancient ninjutsu weapons. The museum has audiovisuals, models and extensive static displays of the weaponry and techniques employed by ninja. There are over 400 ninja tools and weapons on display, [1] including shuriken used in the time of the ninja ...
Kukunochi (久久能智神 – Tree Trunk Elder) [1] is the kami of trees, [2] the kami is also called Ki-no-kami, [3] or Kuku-no-shi. He is the brother of Ōyamatsumi, Shimatsuhiko, and Watatsumi. [4] It is possible Kukunochi was originally a tama that dwelled in trees. [5] [clarification needed] Kukunochi is found in older records. [6]
The Japanese thuja was added to this protected group in 1718. [1] This protection did not prevent the forests from being ruined. [1] The punishment for cutting down a tree during the Edo period was decapitation. [2] [4] [3] Restrictions on cutting the trees were lifted in the Meiji period. In modern times, the trees remain carefully protected. [5]
1964: The Ninja Museum of Igaryu in Japan, which houses replicas of the sword, is established. [9] That same year, the swords appeared in Shinobi no Mono Kirigakure Saizō ( 忍びの者 霧隠才蔵 ) and Shinobi no Mono Zoku Kirigakure Saizō ( 忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵 ) , the 4th and 5th entries in the Japanese jidaigeki movie series ...