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Brief introduction of Ninjas and Ninja Swords

The Ninja Sword, also known as Ninjato, Shinobigatana, and Ninjaken, is considered as one of the widely used and most popular swords of the Shinobi during Japan’s battling period. Moreover, the Ninja Swords are practiced mostly by the Ninjutsu in Japan. The old traditional Ninja Sword is also displayed in the Ninja Museum of Mie Prefecture and Ninja Village Museum of Gifu Prefecture. 

Apart from their real existence, some historians also said that these ninja swords are based on the style and design of Wakizashi Sword. In this content, you are going to read the description as well as the original appearance of Ninja Swords. Do give this content a full read if you are a real fan of Ninjas.  

Some facts of the Ninjas:

People with a Ninja Sword in their hand are known as Ninjas. They were the Japanese fighters who fought for the prosperity of their people about 700 years ago. Moreover, they were also known as Shinobi-no-mono. Apart from their fighting and acrobatic skills, they were also expert in spies. 
Ninjas were specially trained to hold sword from the very young age. Throwing knives, bows, spears were also present in their training session. But their primary weapon on which they were dependent was the Ninja Sword. Ninjas were also expert in climbing trees and building; therefore, they wore a different type of metallic claws for the protection of their feet. Additionally, they were too perfect in using poisonous substances for killing their enemies. These toxic and explosive things survived ninjas in many difficult situations. 

The best thing about the Ninjas was, they only worked under the orders of their master. If they require any secret information about their enemies, then they started spying process. After information collection and master’s consent, they were allowed to attack their enemies. This way, they made their attacks more successful as they had all critical pieces of information about their opponents.

When it comes to clothing, they were very modernized and civilized. All of them wore a black color dress and a piece of cloth on eyes (while spying). Their black dress helped them to hide in the dark while spying and attacking. Due to such things, the Ninjas are considered as Spiderman in Japan.  

The appearance of Ninja Sword:

If you have watched Ninja Movies, then you must be familiar with the below-mentioned points. This sword was a 
  • Short piece sword with a straight blade
  • It was similar to Shikomizue

 But there are was a slight difference between the Ninja Sword and Shikomizue. The Ninja Sword has a square-shaped guard. Some other facts about this sword are, 
  • It was a straight sword
  • It was thick and heavy
  • Its length was less than 60 cm

But the existence of Ninja created a lot of confusion among the historians. Some historians were in favor that this sword was the creation of Ninjas. While other historians said that it was the copy of Wakizashi as the style and design was just similar to Wakizashi. It is still a dispute. But no one can open debate on its destructive power. Click here to see multiple ninja swords. 

People thinks that the Ninja Swords were similar to Samurai Swords. But it isn't right. Visit here to see some basic differenced between Samurai Swords and Ninja Swords. 

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