Category Ninja History

During their time, ninjas were feared by many as assassins in the night. Ninjas encouraged the dark rumors about themselves to wield intimidation as a weapon against their enemies. Not everyone in the era was terrified of ninjas though: Oda…

As the world progressed, governments no longer needed the special skillsets of the ninja to maintain control of Japan. Throughout the Edo period, demand for ninja’s covert abilities declined. The Shimabara revolt, orchestrated by Christian peasants in the seventeenth century,…

The historic provinces of the Iga and the Koka, located in the modern Mie and Shiga prefectures respectively, formed the first known strongholds of the ninja. The mountainous regions, interspersed by babbling brooks and grassy glens, holds the secrets of…

One of the most common misconceptions about ninjas is that they always attack their enemies head-on with swords. Or that maybe they linger in the shadows and throw ninja stars. While these happenings likely did occur, more often than not…

There are very few organizations of fighters that have captivated the hearts and minds of generations into the future as Ninjas and Samurai have. Both Ninjas and Samurai have their unique place in history. Both parties existed in the same…

The violent reputation of the ninja has spread throughout the world. Historical records of ninjas as both assassins and mercenaries have built up an image of feared warriors. Several stories, however, passed down as ninja chronicles, reveal the multi-faceted application…

The mist parted, swirling through the leaves. Oda Nobuo paused to stare into the thick woods around him. Only the ragged breathing of his men disturbed the silence. Something isn’t right. He watched, the thought still half-formed, as hundreds of…

The more we learn about how ninjas operated in the feudal era of Japan, the harder it becomes to discern exactly just how much of an impact they had on the outcomes of wars and skirmishes between the feudal lords…

Historians have had an incredibly difficult time when it comes to separating fact from fiction and applying historical accuracy when it comes to ninjas, one of history’s most elusive and secretive organizations. This level of secrecy was no accident at…