IGA, Mie >> The tourist association of Iga, a city known for its historical ties with ninja, has established a program that brings the ninja experience to tourists. The Iga-Ueno Tourist Association, ...

Recent research aims to uncover what the ninja were really like, using historical methodology to establish an authentic picture. The most famous ninja villages were Iga in Mie Prefecture and Kōka ...

IGA, Mie Prefecture—Need extra complimentary soaps? More blankets for your hotel bed? Want your guestroom remodeled into a “ninja mansion?” Not a problem. For a fee, the Iga-Ueno Tourist Association ...

A museum in Japan dedicated to the famed Iga clan of ninja was raided by thieves on Monday, who snuck in and stole more than 1 million yen ($9,400) from a heavy safe, before vanishing undetected, ...

For a small town, Iga-Ueno has something for everyone. Whether your tastes lean toward the confrontational and martial or the reflective and poetic, this is a trip worth making. Iga-Ueno is the ...

The Japanese city of Iga is suffering from a ninja shortage. The city, which is about 280 miles from Tokyo in central Japan, claims to be the birthplace of the ninja. The mayor is hoping to bolster ...

IGA, Mie Prefecture--Those wanting to walk and fight like a ninja no longer have to worry about finding the door closed to their mystical secrets. A ninja gym here is now open throughout the year, ...

The bright-pink ninja-emblazoned train isn't exactly the epitome of stealth as it cuts through the forested hills and rice paddies of Mie Prefecture. Neither are visitors' pint-size offspring who race ...

The Mie Prefecture city of Iga, the origin of one of Japan's most famous ninja clans, plans to open the growing number of vacant homes in its castle town to tourists. Under the "castle town hotel" ...

IGA, Mie -- A ninja performance group in this western Japan city has delivered 33 scrolls of supportive messages for local day care and kindergarten children and others enduring difficulties amid the ...