Ninja's weapons,tools and instruments

shuriken

shuriken

Shuriken

Shuriken is one of the famous tools of Ninja. As a matter of fact, ninja rarely used them, because shurikens were so heavy and large.Ninja hated to have a useless things to do their jobs.They mainly used them to attack enemy when they escape from them.Sometimes shurikens were poisoned by aconite.Horse dung was also used as poison because it caused lockjaw when hurt by shuriken.

Kunai

Kunai

Kunai is thought to used as weapons but actually they were used as all-purpose tools such as shovel and knife.Sometimes ninja used as a scaffold when he climbed up the wall.

Shinobi Katana

Shinobi Katana is small sword for Ninja.Ninja loves portable goods.That's why it is rather small than other Katana. Shinobi Katana could  not only  cut down but also poke enemy.

Ninja used this in various ways for example they climbed the high wall by this. Shinobi Katana has a string. It was used to fall down enemies by making traps and sometimes used to tie the enemy.

climbing the fence by Katana

Mizugumo

Mizugumo was thought to used when walking the water.However,it's truely hard to walk the water by this items,so some people said Mizugumo might be used for other purposes.

Iron Makibisi

Makibisi was used in order to hurt pursuer. Ninja tried to hurt pursuer's sole of the foot by this.

Makibishi

Fruit of "Hishi"was used to slow down and stop the enemies.

Tekkoukagi

Tekkoukagi  was hidden weapon which Ninja used to attack enemies. On the other hand, Ninja climbed the wall and defend himself by this weapon.

Kaginawa

Kaginawa was used for climbing the wall or acrossing the valley.Sometimes Ninja used this as weapons.

Metsubushi

Metsubushi was used when Ninja was running away from enemies.Pepper and Japanese pepper or lime were in it. Pursuers become blind temporarily if it hits them.

Shinobigama

Shinobigama was useful weapons for Ninja. Easy to carry and can attack by safe position. Sickle was common farming tool,so it was less likely to be vigilant.

Hourokudama

Hourokudama was kind of grenade throwing to the enemy with a fire in the fuse.Put the gunpowder in pottery and Ninja throwed to the enemies.

Goshikimai

Goshikimai were colored riced used as making secret code.

Dounohi

Mainly used as source of making fire,otherhand used to warm body when it is cold.

various items Ninja used