Three Ninja facilities (Ninja House, Ninja Center, and Ninja Village) are for the tourist attraction. On this course, we will visit all of three Ninja facilities and a Ninja's twin castles by electric bicycles.
On Mondays, Ninja Center and Ninja Village are closed, and on Wednesdays, Ninja House is closed. When on those days, we will visit another Ninja's Twin Castles or go hiking to Ninja's Sacred Training mountains instead.
You will be able to experience a very unique tour from this.
JR Kyoto station
Arrial at JR Konan station.
Go cycling on electric bicycles.
Ninja’s theme park with Ninja's trick house, Shuriken throwing and Ninja training facilities, etc.
Entrance fee is 1,100 yen.
Closed on Mondays.
There are three restaurants at local shopping center.
Very convenient place for shopping.
Local government built this Ninja Center as the Ninja's PR facility.
There are many displays of Ninja weapons, clothes, documents, etc.
Huge mural painting of Ninjas.
Closed on Mondays.
It is the only existing real Ninja House with many tricks inside such as revolving door, hidden second floor, escape tunnel, too heavy sliding door, etc.
You can throw Shuriken there if you want.
Closed on Wednesdays.
Listed as Nation's Historic Site.
Murasame and Jizen Twin Castles are hidden in the woods with high earthen walls. Easy access to both castles. Older than 1560s.
The guide’s house is a typical Japanese house with tiled roof and tatami mattresses.
We will make coffee by Ninja’s medicine making method.
The guide's wife will teach you how to write your name in Japanese katakana characters. You will make a name tag for your sourvenir.
700 meters of cherry trees along the river. Very relaxing and confortable riding with great view.
Ninja’s assembly place listed as Nation’s Historic Site. Function as a court too.
Train departs at 5:03 p.m. for JR Kyoto station.
Good bye (Sayonara)
In case when one of Ninja facilities is closed, you can choose to go hiking to Ninja's Sacred Training Mountain, or visit another Ninja's Twin Castles instead.
JR Konan station at 4:50 p.m.
Guide fee
Electric bicycle for free
Bottled water
Coffee
Your Japanese name tag for your souvenir
Ninja House admission fee 650yen
Lunch 600-800yen
Ninja Village admission fee 1,100yen
Train fee 860yen from Kyoto to Konan one way
We will use electric bicycles for transportation.
You have to be able to ride a bicycle.
This tour involves walking in the woods, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
On a rainy day, I have an alternative plan.
Taka! Where do we begin? He is incredible - as a guide and as a person. We are so lucky to have found Taka and to get an awesome tour with him. He helped us find secret hidden gem experiences that we will never forget. He became a true friend and shared his wealth of knowledge and experience with us. We were endlessly impressed with Taka and highly recommend him should you find yourself lucky to have him as a guide. Thank you Taka!!
Thank you very much for the great review. I was impressed how you set up your company and grew your business. I had really good time with you, especially you invited me to a bar restaurant after the tour. Thank you for the beer too. Cheers to you!
Taka came to our hotel on time and well prepared for our day.We only wanted to do the highlights with no shopping . It was an extremely hot day sights were seen with stops on the way . What an extremely pleasant man , knowledgeable of his surroundings perfect English and fun to spend time with , seriously recommended
Thank you for the nice review. I enjoyed talking with you very much and learned a lot from you about your country. I hope someday I may visit you in your country.
We had a wonderful time visiting Taka’s hometown - the land of Ninjas! It was lovely to spend time out of the city - the kids loved the bike riding and of course everything to do with ninjas. Thank you so much for your hospitality Taka!
You are most welcome. I am glad your children liked my Ninja tour. You have a beautiful family.
We were very impressed with our half-day tour with Taka. We were able to see major temples and neighborhoods. Taka is an excellent guide. He was informative and provided context for each site without over loading us with information. I highly recommend this tour.
It was my pleasure touring with you in Kyoto. You have a lovely family. Enjoy the rest of your time in Japan.