We are heading into Tokyo to go to Ninja Tokyo,
A restaurant that promises to be exciting, huh Sarah?
I hope they don't sneak up on us.
I hope they don't sneak up on us. We'll see!
[Life in Japan Theme Song]
Are you ready for this Dude?
Of course. Oh yea, of course.
Ever since we heard about a restaurant in Tokyo where you enter a secret Japanese hideaway
and are served dinner by ninjas from Japan’s Edo period, we knew we wanted to try it.
How many more minutes? Maybe 20?
Ruth’s good friend Yoshiko also had been wanting to go there with her family,
so we made reservations months ago and the day has come.
We’re not sure what all to expect, but we know it will be an experience like no other.
You would hardly know that you found this well-known restaurant from the outside,
and it’s so well hidden in plain sight that we actually missed the entrance and had to find our way back outside until we found it.
The adventure had already begun, and we hadn’t even entered yet.
You have to wait.
We're about to go into the Ninja Restaurant.
5:00 o'clock is our entry time.
We had to ring a buzzer, we have no clue what's going to be inside those doors.
Freaky, isn't it?!
While we waited for our appointed time to arrive, we practiced some ninja tricks of our own.
But soon a real Ninja arrived — well, real looking at least — and got us ready to take us into the hidden village of the Edo period.
Whoa look, it's like you're outside!
Welcome to Ninja!
If I ask for the password, say loudly "Ninja!"
When they say "aikotoba" you have to say "Ninja"
The password?
Ninja!
I'm here - I'll show you the way
Please come!
Freaky! Freaky freaky!
The way back in time was perilous for sure, full of ancient passageways and dangerous paths
More than once, we were glad we knew the password.
Pay attention, because it's so dangerous
I will show you a little safer way
but the password is necessary
The password is?
Ninja!
Of course it is!
Please be careful!
Daddy be careful, it's low right here!
We snaked and curled our way through the secret entrance, remembering the password “Ninja” that opened the right doors.
Soon we came to the hidden village deep in the heart of the Edo period.
As you walk through Ninja Tokyo, you get lost in imagining how things used to be not so very long ago.
I actually forgot we were in a restaurant, that’s just how impressive the whole atmosphere is.
The ninja waiter spoke in a fun and ancient way.
I’m not going to translate everything he said, honestly I didn’t understand half of it, but don’t worry,
if there’s something important, I’ll subtitle it for you.
You have to take off your shoes!
OK Joshua, take off your shoes!
Look at the setting here, oh yeah!
Even if there's something I don't like on the plate, I am going to eat every single thing!
She promised.
Even if it's shrimp! Even if it's wasabi!
Soon our group was reunited and seated, ready for the Tokyo Ninja dining experience.
When they did 5, 4, 3 we screamed!
Welcome to Ninja.
I'm Karoma, so nice to meet you.
But sorry, my English is not so good but I'll do my best.
Oh, thank you.
After, I speak just Japanese, so sorry.
There’s a number of special meals that come in several courses,
so we looked at the menus and decided what we and the kids would eat.
These ninjas were my kind of ninjas, full of jokes and a lot of really cool tricks — yes, tricks.
I promised myself that even if I don't like it, I have to eat it all.
Becca down there is going to eat it no matter what.
Mmm, so good.
It looks awesome though!
You can eat this too? Yes.
Tomato soup!
This is good!
With this, the first course, a tomato soup was hidden inside the myserious black ninja ball.
The fusion of flavors was different at first, but once you had a chance to fully taste it, it was most welcoming.
The little kids got their own meal, which in itself was quite the ninja experience.
Now I want to show you another Ninja fire magic
The next course was another interesting combination — garlic sea snails cooked with ninja fire and a clam chowder-esque soup.
First, please eat them separately
Then put the snail in the soup
and eat it like clam chowder.
That's amazing!
Amazing?
So I had the snail, it's so good...
It's garlicky, really savory
And then you put it in here and mix it together.
So good.
It's sushi rice with fried beans
Fried beans?!
I think I will try some... I think you will like it!
Wait, do I just eat with my fork?
Too yummy.
Is it yummy? Yeah?
Rebecca, how's the challenge going? Have you had everything so far?
It's a Ninja box!
Old Japanese treasure box
Tabatebako: sometimes come up the monster or treasure!
Which one is in the box? So please open the box!
OK, here we go!
If you find food, it's the treasure!
No monster!
This is a salmon confit
Rebecca's excited!
Oh! Had a bite, and it is good.
Here's a Ninja weapon: Katana and fork.
So the main course is about to come now.
It's so tiny!
I can't see any of it!
Where did it go?
That's just sauce
Does it magically appear?
Just a joke!
Of course!
This looks like charcoal, but please eat it as it is.
What?!
Really? Really.
You can eat this, so please enjoy.
Aono, go ahead.
Really?!
Oh, it's bread!
Didn't I tell you?
Delicious!
Oh I can't wait to try this, it looks good.
Oh my goodness, this is good.
Please open it.
Dessert!
Good Joshua?
You going to do it? Let's see. Take it home.
There you go. Oh yea.
Ha ha! Is it cold?
Mind blown?!
Mind blown.
It looks like Japanese egg omelet, you know.
but... it's not.
It looks like egg omelettes, but
As we’ve learned at Ninja Tokyo, looks can be deceiving,
and even though this looks like a traditional Japanese egg omelet and sides, it’s actually a very tasty desert.
My turn.
It's a very very hot tea.
Please take one each.
In our last token, there's a special red bean and raspberry paste.
I love it.
Becca, what happened? You got all the way to the end and then what?
Anko (red bean paste)
Anko, you can't do that?
You almost made it. Good job though Becca.
Now we'd like to share something very special with you
but it's a secret — top secret
Pictures and videos are prohibited while it's going.
So we're finishing up the meal, it's so good, so many interesting things.
And now they said the Ninja master is about to come in, but we can't show it to you.
So if you want to see it, you have to come here in person.
And then you can taste all the wonderful food too.
It's quite an experience.
Can you play a sad song for everyone who can't see the masked Ninja?
Imagine the Ninja Master
Wow! What did you get?
What happened? Show Daddy.
What did they do? What did the master ninja do?
Gave me the card!
Gave you a card? What happened? Who can tell me?
It was amazing, you definitely need to come and see it.
Yea? Yea.
It was seriously impressive. You just have to see it. It was cool.
You got the special card huh?
Are you trying to.. oh! It disappeared from your hand!
Nice.
Everybody... Are we ready?
And so we were on our way, but not before a few last surprises on the way out.
Please choose your own weapon.
Whoa! OK, I don't think I can use my own phone.
Is this real?! They look real.
It's plastic.
I've been waiting for this moment: we're secret agents.
Whoa!
What an experience! Watch your head.
Yea, no joke. I just about wacked my head on something coming in.
Finally, we have something special to tell you.
May many good things happen to you
Please have a safe trip