Kunoichi, female Ninja

Kunoichi is female Ninja. Kunoichi rarely perform destruction work or the assassination, but they crawl into a mansion and the castle of the enemy as a spy to gather information.

That Kunoichi does duty by sexual charm seems to be a fiction.

Kunoichi are sent to the castle or mansion and work as maidservant. Kunoichi will collect various information and report it to allies. Notions dealer and kimono dealer go to the castle or mansion and they met this woman ninja and received inside information.Since Kunoichi returned to its home periodically, information may be then given. Their family and a guarantor are fellow ninjas and the family of Kunoichi was trusted by the surrounding residents so they can easily do intelligence.

The  beautiful girl Ninja is sent into the castle as a mistress where a enemy's feudal lord lives.The girl Ninja who is in the inside of a castle has clothes and household goods sent from its home. Then the large clothes box made of  wood will be sent from home.The bottom becomes double, and when the inside is opened, usual clothes are included, but male Ninja hide himself in the lower bottom.The ninja was able to steal into a castle safely in this way.This method is called "Kakuremino no jyutsu".

Japanese Castle

There were a lot of children who lost a parent by war in Sengoku period.Samurai lord made those children Ninja.The girls become Kunoichi and travel everywhere as shrine maiden.Without being suspected as Ninja, the shrine maidens were able to travel in the whole country and was able to gather information.

shrine maiden

Basic 6 goods of Ninja

Ninja was always carrying six spy tools.These 6 tools didn't arouse suspicion because a general person carried around, too.

Inro

This is called a "Inro".This is portable medicine case.Several kinds of medicine can be carried.Ninja carried various medications such as ointment and stomach medicine, cell food, poison.Medicine was a necessity in sickness and injured explanation in the outdoor activities and the long invasion.

Amigasa

The shade knitted by a sedge and straw.

It was used in order to hide a face so that it won't be disclosed to an enemy.

wearing Amigasa

Sekihitsu (Rouseki)

Sekihitsu is like a present-day chalk.It was possible to note down a mark and the character in the various material.It was used when giving information to an ally. 

Sanshaku Tenugui

It's a Japanese towel over 110 centimeters.It's made of cotton.It was used for various purpose and was necessary for a Ninja.It becomes a protector when fighting unarmed. The wet Japanese towel became arms like a whip. Besides also it was used for a bandage ,hiding a face, and was used to make drinking water from muddy water.

Uchitake

The one which put a source of fire in the bamboo tube.Although fire can light quickly, the fire cannot be maintained for a long time. It was used as heating pad.

Kaginawa

Use the metal hooks attached to the end of the rope, throwing like a lasso to the target.Use to climb on the roof and across the moat of the Castle.Can be used as a tool to overpower your opponent with a rope.When brandished, it also became arms like a chained sickle. 

Kaginawa

About Ninja

I think you are very interested about Ninja.

I will tell you the truth of Ninja as possible as I can.

The image of the ninja was twisted by people except the Japanese, and a wrong image has spread worldwide.

The main work of the ninja is intelligence.

To get information, true character needed to be hidden and also Ninja must be inconspicuous.

Ninja works as a mercenary for the Sengoku Daimyo at Age of Civil Wars.

Ninja stole into the enemy land using various art of concealment and espionage so that an employer became advantageous.

The ninja is said to have had the physical strength more than a present-day top athlete by daily training.

Ninja can fly over 3 meters of height and could advance the distance of 400 kilometers a day.

Speaking of a ninja, Iga and Koga are famous.

Iga and the ground of Koka are surrounded by the mountains.

Iga

Moreover, it is close to Kyoto which was a political important point those days, and Ninja in Iga and Koga could get central information easily and quickly.

Kouga

It became the perfect hideout of people who lost to fight.

Because of those reasons,many excellent Ninjas were born from Iga and Koga.

In "Iranki",Ninja's Life was written as below.

"Ninja wake up at 4 am in the morning and plow the field or do other family business till noon.Then exercise martial arts until dusk."

The ninja had ordinary work, such as agriculture.When a war happened,they played an active part as mercenaries or spy.

Most of Ninja did their work with "right mind".

If a Ninja's work is not performed by the right heart, it is the same as a thief.