A Journey to the World of Ninja and Kengo Book by John Einarsen (Preowned)
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Japanese samurai, and their mysterious cousins, the ninja, are known throughout the world. Ninja are now so popular that the tourist information counter at the Kansai International Airport is often asked by foreign visitors where ninja houses can be seen in the Kansai area.
There is great interest in ninja and kengo (master swordsmen) domestically as well. There are numerous manga, movies and video games in which ninja are the main heroes, and their superhuman abilities and wisdom have won them many fans.
In ancient Japan kengo were master swordsmen adept in singular and formidable skills, the control of energy and willpower, and perhaps not as well known to foreigners as ninja. In a word, kengo were top-ranked bushi, and samurai were members of the bushi or warrior class who served a regional lord or daimyo.
However, ninja were not the creation of the human imagination, but real persons who were greatly active in the shadows of Japanese history. Ninja were organized around clans and villages, many of which were located around present-day Nara and Kyoto Prefectures. Ninja first originated in the Asuka period (538-710 AD) and were skilled in the arts of stealth: ninjutsu or shinobi. They were famous for their ceaseless training with swordsmen and mountain ascetics, and were hired out by those in power for assassination, information gathering, undercover work, and other espionage activities. Ninja, who were exceptional in many martial arts, physical prowess, knowledge and wisdom, risked their lives for their lords and survived many a war. What in reality did their superhuman abilities and wisdom consist of?
Perhaps what attracts contemporary people so much to ninja are their sharp senses, agility, willpower, freedom, and the extent of their knowledge and wisdom. We therefore endeavored to make a guidebook that introduced actual ninja and swordsmen, what is known of their history, and historic sites and legends from the Kansai area — from Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, and Mie Prefectures.
CONTENTS
２ Introduction／はじめに
５ The Birth of Ninja and Kengo／忍者と剣豪の誕生
７ WHAT ARE NINJA ? ／忍者とは何か？
８ What ninja have to know／忍者の心得
11 Ninja transformation／忍者の変身法
14 Ninja knowledge／忍者の知識
18 Ninja control of mind／心のコントロール法
20 Mission equipment／目的遂行のための道具
24 Ninja way of life／忍者の生活法
27 Lives of ninja／忍者列伝
32 IGA—Ninja Town ／伊賀——忍者のまち
34 History of Iga Ninjutsu／伊賀流忍術の歴史
39 Iga-ueno Castle／伊賀上野城
40 Ueno Castle Town／上野城下町探訪
42 The Museum of Iga-ryu Ninja／伊賀流忍者博物館
44 Ichinomiya Aekuni Shrine and Kurondo Matsuri Festival
／一宮敢国神社と黒党祭り
45 Kagiya-no-tsuji／鍵屋ノ辻
46 The Iga-goe Adauchi Revenge／伊賀越仇討ち物語
48 Memorials to Basho／芭蕉ゆかりの俳蹟
50 Information for Tourists／観光情報
52 NABARI—Ninja Hometown and the Forty-eight Waterfalls of Akame
／名張——忍者の里と赤目四十八滝
54 History of Nabari／名張の歴史
56 KOKA—A Ninja Village ／甲賀——忍者の里
57 History of Koka Ninjutsu／甲賀流忍術の歴史
61 Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki／甲賀流忍術屋敷
64 Koka-no-sato Ninjutsu Mura／甲賀の里 忍術村
67 WHAT ARE KENGO?／剣豪とは何か？
68 Takeuchi Sch
Language: Japanese & English
Length: 111 pages
Publication Date: 2015
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