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Hattori Hanzo服部半蔵alternative words: Hanzo Hattori keywords: famous person , ninja related topics: Sengoku period , Ninja , Iga ninja , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Akechi Mitsuhide , Oda Nobunaga related web sites: http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/tk_hato.html , http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/ieyasu/igagoe00.html explanation: Famous ninja boss of Sengoke period, originated from Iga region in western Mie prefecture. He got a trust of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by organizing successfully an escape of Ieyasu from Osaka to his fief of eastern Aichi prefecture during a putsch organized by Akechi Mitsuhide against Oda Nobunaga in 1582. There exist many movies and novels on his activities as chief of secret service to help Ieyasu to become shogun. A gate in west of Edo castle carries his name, "Hanzomon". Iga ninja伊賀忍者 伊賀物 伊賀流alternative words: Igamono, Iga mono, Igaryu, Iga ryu, Iga school keywords: ninja , school related topics: Ninja , Oda Nobunaga , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Edo shogunate , Hattori Hanzo related web sites: http://www.sphere.ad.jp/ninja/ explanation: Located between Kinki region which is the old Japanese political center and Nagoya region where all the seigniors of Japanese unification were born, Iga and Koga were an ideal place to recruit ninja because the inhabitants own the perfect accent of Kinki and solid foot proper to mountain folk. Just after the assassination of Nobunaga, Ieyasu successfully fled from the capture thanks to Iga ninja. For that reason, Iga became the privileged place of ninja recruitment for Edo shogunate. Japanese dart手裏剣alternative words: Shuriken, Shuri ken, dart, dark keywords: ninja , weapon related topics: Ninja explanation: Favorite weapon of Ninja because it allows to surprisingly attack an adversary without making any sound which might attract more enemies. There existed different forms of dart but the most famous one is "Juji shuriken" i.e. "cross form dart" or "star form dart" which rotates during flying course. It allows to aim more precisely the adversary thanks to its symmetry. Komuso虚無僧alternative words: Komusou, Komuso monk keywords: buddhism , ninja , title related topics: Rinzai sect , Shakuhachi , Ninja , Ronin related web sites: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~komuken/ explanation: Members of Fukeshu group of Rinzai sect who consists to propagate Zen doctrine by playing Japanese flute (Shakuhachi). With white surplice and straw hat which covers completely the face, they traveled to ask offerings by playing Shakuhachi. Able to trip with hidden face, it was a favorite style of conspirators or antisocial groups such as Ninja and Ronin. Beginning from 16th century, they have disappeared quickly since the ban of Fukeshu in 1871. Ninja忍者 忍の者 隠密alternative words: Ninja warrior keywords: martial art , ninja related topics: Ninjutsu , Sarutobi Sasuke , Hattori Hanzo , Sengoku period , Japanese dart , Iga ninja , Yamabushi related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Berkeley/2348/ , http://www.hello.co.jp/~usa0277/8600.html explanation: Persons who have mastered "Ninjutsu". Master of not only all the combat technique but also scientific knowledge like medicine and chemistry, their activity had been very intensive during Sengoku period. But most of these heroes, like Sarutobi Sasuke or Kirigakure Saizo were invented during Edo period when the war had ended: their exploits are so exaggerated that they look like a kind of superman or 007 Ninjutsu忍術 忍び 忍法alternative words: Ninjutu, Ninjitsu, Ninjitu, Shinobi, Ninpo, Ninpou keywords: martial art , ninja related topics: Ninja , Sengoku period , Heian period , Onmyodo related web sites: http://www.y-tec.com/ninja/index2.html , http://www.mpd.co.jp/net/ninja/japanese/menu.html explanation: One of the Japanese martial arts. Originated from Onmyodo of Heian period, it had been associated with a magic like prestidigitation or hypnoses and the medical knowledge. With a development of samurai society, more violent and combative technique had been introduced. During a civil war period of the 16th century (Sengoku period), the specialists of those arts (Ninja) had been highly appreciated and the famous schools of Ninjutsu like Koga and Iga had been prosperous. Onmyodo陰陽道 陰陽道alternative words: Onmyo-do, Onmyo do, Onmyoudo, Onmyou-do, Onmyou do keywords: china , mystery , ninja , philosophy , religion related topics: In-yo go-gyo setsu , Abe no Seimei , Heian period , Ninjutsu , Oni , Fusui related web sites: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~skydog/ , http://www.people.or.jp/~seimei/ explanation: Astrology of Chinese origin. It interprets every human activity and fate with an astrology based on Inyo gogyo setsu It had been introduced into Japan in the 7th century by Buddhist priests, but unable to build complex astrological apparatus, only the divination branch had known a significant development. After Heian period, it has been degenerated to simple popular superstitions. Abeno Seimei (921-1005) is the most famous specialist of this discipline. Sarutobi Sasuke猿飛佐助alternative words: Sasuke keywords: famous person , ninja , swordsman related topics: Ninja , Ninjutsu , Sengoku period , Sanada Yukimura related web sites: http://www.sanada.or.jp , http://www.islands.ne.jp/imabari/sasuke/ explanation: Famous legendary ninja of Sengoku period. He learned Ninjutsu from Tozawa Hakuunsai of Koga school. Engaged in Sanada Yukimura's battalion as "Sanada Juyushi" (10 heroes of Sanada), he should have died in 1615 during the summer battle of Osaka castle (Osaka natsunojin). Yamabushi
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