映画やアニメなど世界中で愛されている「忍者（Ninja）」。実在した忍者の姿はいまだに謎に満ちていますが、三重大学などの学術研究により、その姿が明らかになりつつあります。忍者は「心・技・体」の総合的な力を兼ね備えた存在であり、忍術は自然や社会に対する実践的な知識の蓄積だったのです。本展では、手裏剣打ちや跳躍力を鍛える修行体験、任務をこなすための記憶術や伝達術、最も大事な呼吸法などを紹介します。忍術書や現代科学をとおして“真実の忍者”の姿に迫り、これからを生き抜くヒントを探ります。

The NINJA – who were they?

Unravel the mystery of “the True Ninja” through historical records, science and experience!

Ninja are loved all over the world in a myriad forms, including films, anime and many more. Who exactly were the Ninja is still shrouded in mystery but, thanks to academic research carried out by Mie University and others, the truth is now being uncovered. The Ninja were people with comprehensive abilities in terms of “mind, skills and body” and ninjutsu was an accumulation of practical knowledge concerning nature and society. This exhibition offers you the opportunity to train yourself in throwing shuriken, improving your jumping power, and introduces skills like memory enhancing techniques, sending secret messages, and special breathing techniques necessary for successful completion of a mission. By studying old ninjutsu manuscripts, and with the help of modern science, we can get close to the “True Ninja” and find hints that may help us to survive in the coming future.