But when Akihiro Iwata came across them in 2019, the Japanese archeologist and curator was sure he’d made a “ground-breaking discovery.” He was convinced he’d found very early ninja ...

Japanese researchers have uncovered a rare ... Kizu was a ninja from a clan in Iga, a mountain-shrouded town near the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto. A ninja oath written in cursive calligraphy ...

Kizu was a Ninja from a clan in Iga, a mountain-shrouded town near the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto ... he’d be punished by “big and small gods in more than 60 provinces across Japan” for ...

Japan ended centuries of war in the late 1500s, and the need for ninja warriors began to fade. When their exploits were documented generations later, this began their long path from reality to ...

Some of the other attractions include visiting an ancient shrine and Ueno ... them to boost the local economy. The ninja were mercenaries in feudal Japan and most prominent in the 15th Century.

An ancient Ninja oath written in cursive calligraphy containing six promises and signed some 300 years ago by "Inosuke Kizu." Image: Handout / International Ninja Research Center / AFP Japanese ...