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Ninja

A ninja (忍者; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}English: /ˈnɪndʒə/, Japanese: ), shinobi no mono (忍の者; Japanese: [ɕi.no.bʲi no mo.noꜜ]) or shinobi (忍び; Japanese: ) was a spy and infiltrator in…

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related to Further reading · 157
Ninja → Abacus, Akita Shoten, Alexander, An Introduction, Anthony, Atsumi, Autonomy, Barducci, Barnsley, Birth, Bolitho, Bryan, Buckley, Buddhas, Bugei, Buke Myōmokushō, Bunch, California, Cambridge University Press, Chūō Kōronsha
related to Works cited · 109
Ninja → ABC-CLIO, Adams, Adele, Akihiro, Andrew, Basil Hall, Belknap Harvard, Black Belt Communications, Cambridge University Press, Chamberlain, Chiyoda, Chronicle, Columbia University Press, Comprehensive Asian, Crowdy, Date, David, Deal, Donn, Down
related to Iga Ninja theory's controversy · 25
Ninja → After, As, During, Honda Tadakatsu, However, Ieyasu, Iga, Iga Province, Ii Naomasa, Jizamurai, Kada, Kameyama, Kōka, Mie University, Mikawa, Nobunaga's, Ochimusha-gari, Oda Nobunaga, Sakai, Sakai Tadatsugu
related to Activities under Tokugawa · 19
Ninja → Aside, Eastern Army, Han, Hataya, Ieyasu, Iga, Iga-ryū Ninjas, In, Ise Province, It, Musokunin, Ninjas, Samurai, Siege, Takatora, The, The Musokunin, Tsu, Tōdō Takatora
related to Contemporary · 19
Ninja → Archeologist Iwata Akihiro, Between, Folklore, History, Iga, It, Japanese, Mie Prefecture, Mie University, Odawara, Saitama Prefectural Museum, Scientific, Siege, Students, The, The Hojo, There, These, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
related to history · 18
Ninja → At, Bansenshūkai, By, Chinese, Despite, Evidence, For, However, It, Kanrin Seiyō, Later, Otomono Sahito, Sengoku, Sun Tzu, The, The Art, This, War
related to Shimabara rebellion · 14
Ninja → Amakusa Gunki, Amakusa Shirō, Christian, Hara Castle, Hizen Province, Kōga, Matsudaira, Men, Province, Shimabara Rebellion, The Kōga, The Ukai, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Ukai Kanemon
related to Iga and Kōga clans · 12
Ninja → Ashikaga, From, Go Kagami Furoku, Iga, Kōga, Kōka, Likewise, Mie Prefecture, Nochi Kagami, Shiga Prefecture, The, The Iga
related to Edo period · 11
Ninja → After, Bansenshūkai, Chinese, Han, Hirosaki, Many, Saga, Shimabara Rebellion, Their, To, Tsu
related to Costume · 10
Ninja → As, Buddhist, For, Hōkashi, In, Komusō, Sarugaku, Since, To, Yamabushi

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iga isbn castle shinobi tokugawa japan history japanese ninjutsu tokyo province century kōka kōga later ninjas oclc also early period

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu.By the Sengoku periodinstance ofquoting works0.80text
the shinobi had several rolesinstance ofquoting works0.80text
including spyinstance ofquoting works0.80text
Ii Naomasainstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
Sakai Tadatsuguinstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
Honda Tadakatsu fought their way through raidsinstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
harassment from Ochimusha-gari outlaws to secure the way for Ieyasuinstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
while sometimes advancing by usage of goldinstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
silver bribes given to some of the more amenable Ochimusha-gari groupsinstance ofTokugawa generals0.80text
Tatsuo Fujita doubted the credibility of Hattori Hattori Hanzō's ninja army theoryinstance ofa modern scholar0.80text
since it was first appeared in Iga-sha yuishogaki record which circulated in Edo period during the rule of Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimuneinstance ofa modern scholar0.80text
attaching layers of cotton to the bottom of straw sandals to prevent noise when sneaking aroundinstance ofIt has information about specific methods0.80text

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