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The word "ninja" in kanji script. Ninja is the on'yomi (Early Middle Chinese–influenced) reading of the two kanji "忍者". In the native kun'yomi reading, it is pronounced shinobi, a shortened form of shinobi-no-mono (忍びの者).
Jiraiya battles a snake with the help of a toad; woodblock print on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843. Ninjas first entered popular culture in the Edo period.In modern Japan, ninja are a national myth that stems from folk tales and continues through modern day popular culture. [1]
The ninja used their art to ensure their survival in a time of violent political turmoil. Ninjutsu included methods of gathering information and techniques of non-detection, avoidance, and misdirection. Ninjutsu involved training in disguise, escape, concealment, archery, and medicine. Skills relating to espionage and assassination were highly ...
In Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge on the PS3 and Xbox 360, there are quite a few unlockable alternate costumes, as well as exclusive costumes from pre-order bonuses. Here are the costumes that you ...
The eighth volume of the ninja handbook Bansenshukai written in 1676 describes Kunoichi-no-jutsu (くノ一の術, the ninjutsu of a woman), which can be interpreted as "a technique to utilize a woman". [1] The Bansenshukai compiles the knowledge of the ninja clans in the regions of Iga and Kōka.
There is a photograph gallery with fan-submitted images, links to other Ninja-related sites, and a forum. A popular feature is the Hate Mail section. For example, one letter disputed the site's claim to have seen a real ninja on the grounds that "there are less than 50 real ones left, and only 5 live in the US".
Netflix's "Wednesday" series, based on the goth daughter of The Addams family clan, has a breakout character in Thing, played by magician Victor Dorobantu.
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.