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  • Introducing Japanese culture -Traditional culture- Ninja

  • 日本の文化を英語で紹介 〜日本の伝統文化〜「忍者」
  • By: 講談社
  • Narrated by: Jamie Reed
  • Length: 1 min

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By: 講談社
Narrated by: Jamie Reed
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The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period. 日本の時代劇によく登場する忍者は、主に戦国時代から江戸時代にかけて活躍した隠密のこと。
大名や領主などの命令を受けて、情報収集や偵察、暗殺などを行いました。
忍者は変装が上手で、長時間水中に潜ったり、足音を立てずに歩くなど、忍術と呼ばれる特殊技術を身につけていました。
また、敵に投げる手裏剣や、地面にまいて追っ手を傷つける撒菱など、特有の道具を用いました。
忍者には各地に伊賀流や甲賀流などの流派があり、伊賀流の服部半蔵など有名な忍者もいます。
女性の忍者は「女」の文字を解体して「くノ一」と呼ばれました。
明治時代に警察や軍隊が創設されると、忍者はその役割を終え、警察官などになる人が多かったといわれています。
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