Koka no Sato, Ninjutsu Village

This ninja and Sengoku-era theme park is located in the birthplace of the Koga Ninja, and has the atmosphere of an ancient hidden village.

Located deep in the mountains, the village of Koga is known as the birthplace of the ninja and is called NINJA by people around the world, and is as famous for its ninja as Iga.

Within its vast grounds, there are three ninja residences that use karakuri, a museum that holds the world’s largest collection of ninja artifacts with real ninja tools on display, a dojo where visitors can throw shurikens, and a herb garden where ninja medicine, an essential item for the ninja, is made. The park is a ninja theme park where visitors can not only learn about the history of the ninja but also actually experience ninja life.

Of particular note is the Chibikko Ninja Dojo. At the dojo, visitors can become a ninja and try their hand at nine different techniques, including climbing a stone wall, climbing a wall with a sword, walking on water, and tightrope walking.

For a fee, visitors can also change into black clothing. Upon successful completion of the challenge, visitors will receive a “Rikenkaiden” scroll.

Visitors can also try their hand at ninjutsu techniques such as shuriken and mizu-kumo (water spider) on the outdoor athletic field.

Visitors can also rent ninja uniforms and train as a ninja themselves. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the ninja while experiencing a variety of training exercises.

In addition, at the Rakuyaki Corner and Yaki-Sugi Corner, visitors can have fun turning their own drawings into ceramics and creating various works of art using Kouga cedar. Visitors can fully enjoy not only the art of ninjutsu, but also the fun of making things by hand.

There is also the Shinohutsu Shrine, which enshrines the ninjas. There is also a wide selection of souvenirs, including ninja goods, Koga Ninjutsu-mura rice crackers, and other items not available elsewhere.

Every year in October, the All Japan Ninja Championships are held, where visitors compete in ninja skills such as shuriken throwing, fence jumping, and castle wall climbing.

The Koga Ninjutsu Museum and Karakuri Ninja House have been recognized as part of the Japan Heritage Site “Ninja Village of Iga and Koga: In Search of Real Ninja.

At the Koga Ninjutsu Village, visitors can experience the history and culture of the ninja while actually becoming a ninja. Whether you are training to become a ninja or enjoying the tricks of the ninja, we invite you to visit and immerse yourself in the world of the ninja!

Karakuri Yashiki

This is a dismantled and reconstructed former house of the Fujibayashi family, descendants of the Koga Ninja who actually existed approximately 180 years ago. It looks like an ordinary house, but there are various tricks hidden inside, and staff members dressed as ninja will guide you through them. Visitors can enjoy secret passages, hidden doors, donden-juniors, pitfalls, hidden staircases, and other ninja tricks.

Koga Ninjutsu Museum

This museum was established to introduce the history and activities of the Koga Ninja. The museum is housed in the former Okada House, a thatched-roof private house that has been moved to a new location to serve as an exhibition building.

The museum exhibits typical ninja weapons, such as the “Mangawa Shukai,” a book of three major secrets of ninjutsu, shurikens, water weapons, and firearms.

Ninja Experience

At the Ninja Dojo, visitors can experience nine different types of training. Visitors can try their hand at a variety of techniques, such as water spider, well climbing, crossing a single well, tightrope walking, wall climbing, fence walking, wall climbing, and stone wall climbing, and upon successful completion, they will receive a “Rikenkaiden” scroll.

Shuriken Dojo

Visitors can try their hand at full-scale, authentic shuriken throwing.