Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics &
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Lecture on ninja and ninjutsu

Second half of 2016

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st October 8 The Fundamental Image of the 'Home of Ninja' - The Mibuno Group, Castle Buildings and Kasuga Jinja Shrine - Ito, Hirohito
2nd November 26 Japanese Ninja Movie History Mance Thompson
3rd December 24 Sarutobi and Kirigakure - Ninja in the Edo period literature - Takahashi, Keiichi
4th January 28 Tendencies and Countermeasures for the 'Matsuo Basho=Ninja' Theory Yoshimaru, Katsuya
5th February 18 Basho's Network and the Todo Family Okamoto, Satoshi
6th March 18 The "NINJA" in modernity Mori, Masato

First half of 2016

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st April 9 Ninjutsu recorded in Books of Secrets Yamada, Yuji
(Professor of
Mie University)
2nd May 21 Ninjutsu Inherited Kawakami, Jinichi
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University)
3rd June 11 Ninja in Kabuki Plays Inamoto, Norika
4th July 16 Body Application Method that are Unconventional in Modern Sports Kono, Yoshinori
5th August 20 Body Control Method with Ancient Japanese Martial Arts Wakita, Hirohisa
6th September 10 Ninja, Ninjutsu and Herbalism Yamamoto, Yoshio

Second half of 2015

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st October 17 "Tatsukawa Bunko" series and its similar follower Yoshimaru, Katsuya
2nd November 14 Construction of the Ueno Castle and its castle town Fukui, Kenji
3rd December 12 Iga-Shu in Muromachi and Sengoku Period - a study from historical materials Kobayashi, Shigeru
4th January 9 The Samurai Powers in the Kinai (Capital Region) and Iga Nakagawa, Takaaki
5th February 2 The Fire art and Fire Arms by Ninja Araki, Toshiyoshi
6th March 12 Training for being Ninja Kawakami, Jinichi

First half of 2015

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st April 11 Fact about "Shinkun Iga Goe" Fujita, Tatsuo
(Professor of
Mie University)
2nd May 9 The Activities of Koka-mono at "Shinkun Koka-Iga Goe" Watanabe, Toshinobu
(The Society of Koka Ninjutsu)
3rd June 13 About Issui Fuji = Masazumi Sanjyuro Natori, the author of "Shonin-ki" Yamamoto, Jyuho
(The Society of "Shoninki")
4th July 18 About Iga-mono in Edo Era Inoue, Naoya
(A Graduate Student of
Kyoto University)
5th August 8 Research about Seiko Fujita Yamada, Yuji
(Professor of
Mie University)
6th September 12 A Study about Noroshi or Houka - A passage from science to history Kato, Susumu
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University)
July 18 Self-defense lecture for survival

Bernard Bordas
(Instructor)

Second half of 2014

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st October 11 Communication network system in Ancient Japan - Organization of "Tobuhi" and Ancient Japanese Society Yamanaka, Akira
(Professor Emeritus of
Mie University)
2nd November 15 Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu - tactics by conversion between obverse and reverse Tada, Yoko
(Author)
3rd December 13 Genealogy of Iga-mono Ikeda, Hiroshi
(The Society of Iga Ninja)
4th January 10 What's a popular novel? "Ninjutsu-Buyuden" by Yamaji Kishi Onishi, Yasumitsu
(Professor of
Mie University)
5th February 14 Ninja no Shoku - food / eating for ninja Hisamatsu, Makoto
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University)
6th March 14 Training for being Ninja - An introductory course (Level: Intermediate) Kawakami, Jinichi
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University)
December 13 The Bansenshukai Back to Life

Antony Cummins
(Historycal researcher)

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First half of 2014

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st April 12 The Ninja Research During the Taisho Period Yamada, Yuji
(Professor of
Mie University)
2nd May 10 The duties of Iga-mono at Todo Family - from two different aspects in their normal / emergency situation Higashitani, Satoshi
(Professor of
Konan University)
3rd June 14 Military Technology in Previous Modern China and The Endurance Capacity of The Ninja Takamura, Takeyuki
(Associate Professor of
Meiji University)
4th July 19 Bushi and Ninja in Edo-Period Tohyama, Atsushi
(Professor of
Mie University)
5th January 10 What is the Kunoichi? Yoshimaru, Katsuya
(Associate Professor of
Mie University)
6th September 20 Ninjutsu study of Mr.Okuse Kitade, Tateo
(The Chief Editor of
"Iga Hyappitsu")

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2013

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st April 20 Ninja, their physical constitution Kawakami, Jinichi
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University)
2nd May 18 Ninjutsu and "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu Katakura, Nozomu
(Professor of
Mie University)
3rd June 15 The direction for uses of the weapon of the ninja Kuroi, Hiromitsu
(Advisor of Igaueno
Tourist Association)
4th July 20 The World of Yoshimorihyakushu Motohiro, Yoko
(Associate Professor of
Mie University)
5th August 17 Ninjutsu and Youjutsu Yoshimaru, Katsuya
(Associate Professor of
Mie University)
6th September 21 Impact of Shugendo seen in the Ninjutsu Yamada, Yuji
(Professor of
Mie University)
November 9 Historic site tour : 3 major Iga ninja Ikeda, Hiroshi
(The Society of Iga Ninja)
January 25 Introduction to the ninja training Kawakami, Jinichi
(Specially Appointed Professor
of Mie University))

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2012

TimeDatesThemeLecturer
1st October 20 The Spirit of Ninja Yamada, Yuji
(Professror of
Mie University)
2nd November 24 Activities of Igashu in the Sengoku Period Kasai, Kenji
(Historiographical Institute
of Iga)
3rd December 15 Ninja in the early-modern literature Yoshimaru, Katsuya
(Associate Professor
of Mie University)
4th January 12 "Shinobi-no-Mono" written by Tomoyoshi Murayama Onishi, Yasumitsu
(Professor of
Mie University)
5th February 2 "Ninja" as an English word Toshihiro, Inoue
(Professor of
Mie University)
6th March 23 The Ninja as seen by a foreigner Feodor Kubasov
(Foreign Student
of Mie University)
impressions

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