Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Ninja

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Ninja

忍者忍の者隠密
alternative words: Ninja warrior
keywords: martial art , ninja
related topics: Ninjutsu , Sarutobi Sasuke , Hattori Hanzo , Sengoku period , Japanese dart , Iga ninja , Yamabushi
related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Berkeley/2348/ , http://www.hello.co.jp/~usa0277/8600.html
explanation: Persons who have mastered "Ninjutsu". Master of not only all the combat technique but also scientific knowledge like medicine and chemistry, their activity had been very intensive during Sengoku period. But most of these heroes, like Sarutobi Sasuke or Kirigakure Saizo were invented during Edo period when the war had ended: their exploits are so exaggerated that they look like a kind of superman or 007