Beyond Fiction: The Real Ninja

Posters from the 1960s Shinobi no mono hit series of ninja films, on display at the Ninja Museum of Igaryū in Iga, Mie Prefecture.

A ninjutsu manual on display at Kōka Ninja House.

Visitors can practice climbing stone walls at Kōka Ninja Village.

Shuriken blades were actually very rarely used in fighting. Photograph taken at the shuriken throwing range at Kōka Ninja Village.

Ninja clothing and tools were highly practical, with many uses. Photograph taken at the Ninja Museum of Igaryū.

At the Ninja Museum of Igaryū.