The Ninja of Iga, Mie Prefecture & Good Luck Charms

Overview

We look at some of Japan's many good luck charms and talismans. Our correspondent introduces her favorite charm from Okinawa Prefecture. Our reporter travels to Iga in Mie Prefecture, the home of ninja. He visits the Ninja Museum in Iga and discovers the concealed devices once used in a real ninja residence. He also experiences ninja training in the mountains of the neighboring city of Nabari. He even goes sightseeing dressed as a ninja.