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Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Mansion
Experience ninja culture in an authentic ninja house built in the Edo period.
This is the former residence of the Mochizuki family, Koka-ryu ninja, built in the Edo period. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary mansion, but inside it is a ninja house filled with devices and ingenious tricks designed to prevent enemy intrusions. Rather than being relocated or restored for tourism, this valuable building has been carefully repaired and maintained while preserving its original location and condition.
The building has multiple levels, with trapdoors, rope ladders, revolving doors, and trick windows placed throughout. Visitors can freely explore part of the building, and there is also an archive room displaying materials about ninja tools and ninjutsu, offering a look at the lives and skills of ninja from that time.
There are also hands-on programs such as a shuriken throwing experience (additional fee) and a trick mechanism experience. They are popular because visitors can actually try ninja techniques and enjoy them. There is also a souvenir corner on the grounds selling ninja goods and original items.
Highlights
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You can tour an authentic ninjutsu mansion built in the Edo period.
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Packed with tricks such as revolving doors and trick windows.
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Exhibits introducing the lives and skills of ninja.
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Also features hands-on programs such as shuriken throwing and a souvenir corner.
Photos
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A revolving door used to hide behind the door
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A rope ladder used to escape from the third floor to the first floor
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The archive room displays materials about ninja tools and ninjutsu
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Hands-on programs such as shuriken throwing are also available
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A valuable building constructed during the Genroku era of the Edo period
Official FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions have been vetted and answered directly by each listing.
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Is free Wi-Fi available in the area?
No, it is not.
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Are there coin lockers?
No, there are not.
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Is re-entry allowed?
Yes, it is. (Within 60 minutes)
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Is there a smoking area?
No. (Smoking is prohibited because this is a wooden, thatched-roof building.)
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Details
- Name in Japanese
- 甲賀流 忍術屋敷
- Postal Code
- 520-3311
- Address
- 2331 Ryuhoshi, Konan-cho, Koka City, Shiga
- Phone
- 0748-86-2179
- Closed on
- Every Wednesday, the fourth Thursday
- Hours
- Weekdays 10:00am–4:00pm (Reception closes at 3:30pm), Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00am–5:00pm (Reception closes at 4:30pm)
- Admission
- Adults (junior high school students and older) 800 yen, Children (ages 3 and older) 600 yen
- Access
- Approx. 20 minutes on foot from JR Konan Station, 5 minutes by car
- Credit Cards
- Not accepted
- Official website
- Official website (Japanese)