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abNinjaThrowingStarsEDOWONDERLANDNkkoEdomura(NikkoCity,TochigiPrefecture)bTravelbackintimetoatraditionalEdowonderlandcompletewithclothingrentals,localcuisine,per-formances,friendlylocals,andofcourse,ninja!HISTORY&CULTUREAttheTogakushiNinjaMuseum,wherevisitorscanlearnthehistoryoftheninja.LearninghisskillsfromtheIganinjaclan,TogakushireturnedtoNaganoandfoundedhisownninjaschoolinNaganoPrefecture.ThemuseumhousesnumerousTogakushininjaartifacts,suchasweapons,tools,andpicturesshowingtheninjasinaction.Explorethecorridorsofaninjahousewithsecretpassagesandvariouscontraptions.Betteryet,fulllyourninjadreamsbyhead-ingtotheChibikoNinjaMura(kids’NinjaVillage),whereyoucantraininninjutsu,aspracticedbytheninja.Thereareobstaclecourses,shuriken(ninjathrowingstars)workshops,andlessonsonwalkingonwa-ter!Tolookthepart,youcanweararentedninjacostumewhileparticipatinginalltheseactivities.Althoughthevillageisprimarilyforkids,adultscanhavetheirfairshareoffunaswell,soitmakesforaperfectfamilyouting.23Kids’NinjaVillage,Zenkoji-DaimonStore,NinjaDaimon(NaganoCity,NaganoPrefecture)aAnexcitingamusementshopwherevisitorscanpurchaseninjagoods,aswellaspartic-ipateinathrowing-starsgameandscaleastonewall.Theycanalsoenjoyclimbingaropeladderandexploringatrickroom.LearningaboutNinja:ExperienceNinjutsuinModernJapanTheninjaisoneofmanysymbolsuniquetoJapan.Withblackgarbcoveringeverythingbuttheireyesandavarietyofweaponsandtoolsattheirdisposal,ninjashavelongbeenreveredinfolkloreandpopularcultureworld-wide.Theseancientspieswereoftenem-ployedassaboteursandassassins,andninjaclanshavebeencreditedwithbothstartingandpreventingwars—whilealwaysactingintheshadows.inja(Ninja)忍者N