Famous Ninjas

While many have discussed the exploits of legendary male ninjas, less is publicly known about one of the most famous female ninjas of all time; Mochizuki Chiyome Mochizuki Chiyome was a kunoichi, a female ninja, that is the source of many stories throughout the history of ninjas in the feudal era of Japan. While much[Read More]

Another name that is emerge from the mists of time regarding the history of ninjas has been Ishikawa Goemon. Ninjas were known to utilize rumors to encourage fear of their reprisals. While this was an effective tactic, it has made it difficult for historians to sort fact from fiction regarding some of history’s most elusive[Read More]

This is the story of the famous, “Ninja Toilet Assassination” The ninjas employed by the powerful Oda Nobunaga steadily earned a status as the most dangerous operatives in Japan. When the feudal lord Uesugi Kenshin realized the Nobunaga had decided to bring about his downfall, he turned to the ninja known as Kasumi Danjo for[Read More]

Over the years, ninjas earned an unrivaled reputation for cunning. The Takeda family discovered their own shortcomings in comparisons far too late. When threatened by an army led by Takeda Katsuyori, the Hojo clan hired 200 ninjas, led by the famous Kazama Kataro, to assist in repulsing them. The legends say Kataro stood eight feet[Read More]

If you are a fan of ninja history, anime, video games, or movies then the name Hattori Hanzo just might sound familiar to you. Ninjas were incredibly secretive operatives that relied on stealth and cunning as their weapon. The majority of ninjas in the past were so successful in maintaining their level of stealth that[Read More]

Due to their elusive nature, discovering any solid historical data regarding ninjas has been challenging. There were many ninjas to accomplish their task of remaining anonymous while completing any missions given to them. There were also ninjas of such historical impact that they could not help but to go down in history as Legends in[Read More]