Koka City, Shiga Prefecture Iga City, Mie PrefectureYou might think you know, but do you?!Ninja FactsWhat are ninja?1This photo was taken from above the ninja homelands.You can see how the mountains make for complex geography.When most people imagine ninja, they think of people garbed in all black, wielding swords and throwing shuriken to take down foes, and using ninjutsu to soar through the air and vanish from sight. They imagine someone with superpowers. But this conception of ninja comes from anime and movies. Did you know that real life ninja were a lot different? Let's take a look at the real, and unexpected, truth about ninja.Many imagine ninja deftly taking down their foes, but in actuality, they served their daimyo and other lords by infiltrating enemy camps, stealing items of importance, and spreading information to confuse their opponents. One of their primary jobs was to gather information. The key duty of a ninja was to obtain information that would aid their side.Iga & Koka are famously known as the birthplace of ninja, but why did so many ninja come fromthis region?Reason 1Reason 2Reason 3These 3 reasons helped develop a unique culture among the samurai and farmers of the region and empowered ninja.The mountainous geography provided a place to escape.It was close to Kyoto and Nara, centers of politics, making it easy to gather intel.With no power-holding leaders, the people controlled politics.false According to a book called the Ninjutsu Hisho Ogi-den, around the 6th century, Ohtomo no Hosohito, who served Prince Shotoku (Umayado), an influential leader of Japan during the Asuka period, was granted the title of "shinobi." Since Ohtomo no Hosohito gathered intelligence and acted as a spy for Prince Shotoku (Umayado), some believe him to be Japan's very first ninja.Some theories claim that ninja have been around since the Asuka period (593-710 CE). But they became much more prominently known in the Warring States period (1467-1615 CE), when they were put to great use, collecting information for the warlords they served. Later, in the Edo period (1603-1868 CE), ninja were utilized far less frequently, but began operating as spies.■e Birthplace of Ninja Iga & KokaPrince Shotoku (Umayado)was the ■rst person to use ninja?!When did ninja get their start?What didninja do?
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