Functions
and History
of the
忍
NINJA
Ninjas under the Tokugawa Shogunate
Ninjas played a very important role in the Tokugawa period, second to the samurai
warrior class.
Battle of Samurai rebellion
and employed ninja
A formal Samurai meeting with
ninjas mixed in
A ninja’s job and function
A ninja ‘s main function is usually as an assassin
employed by a daimyo, to secretly sneak into his
enemy’s territory. A ninja can also be a spy or a
detective on enemy’s movements. On this picture, a
ninja is sneaking behind his target.
A traditional building in Japan, may
visited by different high class people, is
shown at different paths as a samurai
or daimyo enters and how a ninja
usually enters.
It is also a ninja’s responsibility to
pass down his skills, or write ninja
textbooks to the next generations.
The First Ninjas
Hino Kumawaka
vTakeru Yamato
Weapons of Ninja/Shinobi
Samurai swords
Shuriken
Kunai
Scythe
Ways ninja fought in…(Ninjitsu)
Eat this!!
Surprise attack!!
Which one is the ninja?
Not expected?
Secret codes ninja used to communicate
Wood Fire Earth Gold Water Man Body
Orange
i
U
ha
ni
wa
he
to
Blue
chi
ri
nu
ru
wo
ua
ka
Yellow
yo
ta
re
so
tsu
ne
na
Red
ra
na
u
ye
no
o
ku
White
ya
ma
ke
fu
ko
e
te
Black
a
sa
ki
yu
me
mi
shi
Violet
ei
hi
mo
se
su
n
English: Protect and help Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Japanese: Tokugawa Iyeyasu wo tasukero.
Ninja code: Body body body man wood gold wood water water fire water earth fire
How does a ninja
dress for a night
mission
臨
兵
闘
者
皆
陣
列
在
前
Rin - Calm and steady, do not rush.
Byo – Energy is filled, ready for action.
Tou – Courage is given to a warrior.
Sha – Freedom of ways of fighting.
Kei – Know what others think and take advantage.
Jin – Formation, keep self in check of situation.
Retsu – The mind of justice, saving lives, not evil.
Zai – The use of different powers inside a man.
Zen – A god-like state of being, divine and
supernatural.
Other items and tools ninja used
Smoke ball
Hand Claws
Costume of all classes
Ninja Training
Climbing
while fighting
Swim like a frog
Sneak into
buildings without
noticing
The Origin of the Ninja
A ninja, or Shinobi, is usually a samurai that lost a battle that
did not commit “seppku”, or just farmers and peasants that
did not want to live their old life . They first emerged in the
Edo period of Japan, in two major cities named “Koga” and
“Iga”.
A modern reproduction of an Iga Ninja
A Koga style ninja school
Ninja’s extinction…
We do not see ninjas in modern Japan. Why did ninja disappear? The
answer is very ambiguous.
Modern Ninja?!