- Good morning, guys.
We are here at Ueno castle in Iga,
which is the ninja mecca of Japan.
This is where a lot of ninja culture originates
and it's also where most of the ninja in Japan lived
and went about their lives.
So we're on our way to see the ninja show here in Iga.
And this ninja show is supposed to be top-notch,
unlike any ninja show we've seen yet.
- The Iga ninja are known to be some of the most
influential ninja in history,
especially during the Edo period
due to their working relationship with Tokugawa Ieyasu
and their versatile roles as mercenaries as well as spies.
Because of this,
the Iga clan was very skilled in hand-to-hand combat,
explosives, poisons, concealed weaponry, stealth
and various other battle tactics that made them a threat
to enemy feudal lords.
These days at the Igaryu Ninja Museum,
you can drop in and witness these battle tactics
first hand at the ninja show,
where trained professionals mime close combat
with precise movements and use real weapons in their hands.
- Out of all the ninja shows I've seen across Japan,
this one was definitely the most entertaining.
We have come to the middle of the mountains.
It's a beautiful day.
I am at the visitor center for the ninja village.
I'm about to go in.
They're gonna lend me some ninja clothes
and then we're really gonna get into the ninja mood
as we go out and explore the rest of the ninja village.
- Okay.
To be honest, when he said we were going
to a ninja training ground, I had no idea what to expect.
This area is kid friendly, right?
How hard can it be?
Oh my God.
How did he do that?
Okay, okay.
The first step is to try and just see how it goes.
And then if there's a thing I can't do,
then I'll learn how to do it.
And since he can do it, I'm pretty sure I can do it.
No, I'm okay.
- Okay, bye. (laughs)
- Apparently this park, this ninja park,
is really popular with families and children,
and I can see why.
'Cause I remember, as a kid, I used to love stuff like this
and I would do it all the time.
In Canada we have the Boy Scouts campground,
and the Boy Scouts campground
had the same kind of walls that you could climb over
and a bunch of obstacle courses
and they were so much fun,
and I'm really glad that a place like this exists in Japan
where kids can have that same experience.
Whoa, this is like an entire room dedicated to VR.
- That was a lot of fun.
That was so much fun.
But my God, you use a lot of energy
and you don't even realize it.
And I died,
and I feel like I've never been so happy to die
because now I can rest, forever.
- Yeah, I'm a ninja.
I got a scroll.
I'm a certified ninja after all this work.
I can say it's been a long road,
I've worked really hard at this,
I've studied a lot.
I'm happy, I'm in a good mood.