A ninja proficiency test will be held at a Tokyo temple for the first time in October, far from the usual venue in Koka, western Japan, known as the home of a famous clan of the feudal mercenaries.Zojoji, the family temple of the Tokugawa shogunate, will host the exam measuring knowledge of the Koka clan of ninja, which had close ties to the founder of the shogunate, according to the Koka city tourism association, which organizes the test.
The ninja test has been held every year since 2008 in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, but this year Zojoji will host the 10th exam as Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of …READ FULL ARTICLE
