Ninja Weapon Museum, Chubu, Japan
5.0 (197 reviews) Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Hokuriku Speciality Museums
Best experience in Kanazawa
Nobody calls themselves a “Ninja”. Therefore, the image and history of Ninja are vague and filled with mystery. However, in almost every famous war, Ninjas were spoken to have played a big role in the battle. It was Ninja’s flawless sneak missions that led the then-smaller Samurai feudal lords to great victory. In most of the legendary battles in history where the army ran short in number, Ninja would sneak into the enemy's base and cause their army to fail. Sanada Masayuki was the well-known example of the warlords who were also a great coordinator of the Ninja unit. The Sanada clan, despite its army merely being of 2,000 soldiers, has defeated the Tokugawa clan whose soldiers nearly counted 8,000. Ninja Weapon Museum is the place where we exhibit many kinds Ninja's weapons as well as historical weapons such as Samurai swords. It is our mission to share the authentic history of Ninja and ancient Japanese weapons.
Address
Nomachi 2-26-1, Kanazawa 921-8031 Ishikawa Prefecture
Mobile
Website
http://www.ninjaweaponmuseum.jp/en
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 21:52
User Ratings
5.0 based on (197 reviews)
Reviews
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5Ruth B 5:00 PM Feb 11, 2023
Small, specialised and worth the visit
This was a most interesting museum with a small but specialised set of exhibits. It was particularly helpful to have the English floor plan and guide, which explained the displayed items very well, including some insight into how they were used by ninja. Very ingeniously, it seems. The manger Takahiro spoke good English and took the time to answer our questions, which we appreciated. We also enjoyed having a try at throwing the ninja stars. The gift shop had a number of good quality items at reasonable prices. I would recommend this museum for a visit by families with tweens or teens, anyone interested in weaponry, and anyone interested in Japanese history. The entry fee of JPY 500 for adults is very reasonable.
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5Duncan 5:00 PM Aug 27, 2022
A great way to round out a trip to Myouryu-ji, the local "Ninja Temple."
Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They were kind enough to do a tour in both English and Japanese. The museum is filled with many interesting tools and weapons of ninja and samurai. If you have any interest in Japanese history or weaponry, you can't go wrong here. The tour itself costs only 500 yen, but there's also an area where you can try throwing different kinds of shuriken, and if you do both out comes out to 800.
