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What a guided ninja experience in Arashiyama involves
Compare Ninja Sanctuary’s training-only and costume plans, then consider a hands-on stone-mill matcha experience in Arashiyama.
Ninja Sanctuary’s 60-minute guided experience lets you practice blowgun shooting and shuriken throwing, learn ninja hand seals and take photos in a ninja setting. Choose the Ninja Experience for training without costume rental, or Ninja Experience + Costume for the same activities with a rental outfit. With the costume plan, you may also go outside dressed as a ninja before returning the costume during business hours that day. Another hands-on option in Arashiyama is stone-mill matcha grinding, with capacity for up to 50 people.
The guided ninja training
An instructor guides you through blowgun shooting, shuriken throwing and ninja hand seals. The experience also gives you time to take photos in the ninja setting.
The session lasts 60 minutes and is conducted in English or Japanese.
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How the two ninja plans differ
Ninja Experience focuses on the instructor-led training and photo opportunities. It does not include costume rental.
Ninja Experience + Costume includes the same blowgun, shuriken and hand-seal activities, plus a rental ninja costume. You can take photos and go outside in costume, provided you return it during business hours on the same day.
The training-only plan suits travelers mainly interested in the activities. Choose the costume plan if wearing a ninja outfit for photographs and going outside in costume are important to you.
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Stone-mill matcha grinding in Arashiyama
For a contrasting hands-on activity, Arashiyama also offers a stone-mill matcha experience. You turn a traditional stone mill to grind tencha into fine matcha powder, learn to whisk it with a bamboo chasen and enjoy the matcha you prepared on a sheltered terrace.
The experience can accommodate up to 50 people. That figure describes its capacity and does not guarantee availability on a particular date.
Planning your Arashiyama visit
The ninja experience meets at Ninja Sanctuary on the second floor of Arashiyama Square, 3-25-2 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385.
Choose your ninja plan according to whether costume time outside the venue matters to you. If you would also like to prepare matcha using traditional tools, the stone-mill experience offers a different hands-on activity in Arashiyama. Refer to the official Viyago product pages for current conditions before booking.
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Ninja Sanctuary
Arashiyama Square 2F, 3-25-2 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385View venue on Google Maps ↗Sources for this guide
This guide was prepared with AI assistance from Viyago Japan’s public product information and checked automatically. Experience details may change.