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The Ninja of Iga-Ueno

Authentic Ninjutsu in Mie Prefecture

Donny Kimball
8 min readJul 16, 2020

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An artist's rendition of a ninja stealthily sneaking up on an enemy in Iga-Ueno

Let’s get one thing straight. I absolutely loathe ninja, at least so much as they are portrayed in popular culture. While I won’t bore you with the details of how these stealthy warriors (who also go by the moniker of “shinobi”) managed to seep into Hollywood over the years. For the most part…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/