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Ninja museums in Japan: Iga and Koka
Iga-ryu Ninja Museum: $6 (¥1,000) entry, $4 (¥600) show, closed 29 Dec to 1 Jan. No official page was found for Koka's ninja sites.
Plan a ninja visit around the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum, the one site with a readable official page. Adults pay $6 (¥1,000), the ninja show is listed at $4 (¥600) per person, and the museum closes from 29 December to 1 January. Koka’s ninja house and Koka Ninja Village have no readable official page, so no Koka fees or hours are given.
This guide sits in the Culture hub, next to Samurai castles and history.
What can you do at the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum?
The museum’s English page lists five things to do:
- A guided tour of the ninja house.
- An experience hall with more than 400 tools.
- A tradition hall.
- A ninja show.
- Shuriken throwing.
The page gives no show times and points to a show calendar on the museum’s site. The show does not run on some days.
How much does it cost?
Entry is $6 (¥1,000) for adults. The page counts adults as 16 and over and children as 4 to 15.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | $6 (¥1,000) |
| Child | $5 (¥700) |
| Adult, disability | $5 (¥700) |
| Child, disability | $3 (¥500) |
| Ninja show | $4 (¥600) per person |
| Shuriken throw | $2 (¥300) for six |
Dollar figures use about ¥155 to US$1 and are rounded; you pay in yen, so check the rate.
Entry for two adults and one child costs $17 (¥2,700). If the show is charged on top of entry, add $4 (¥600) per person, which makes $12 (¥1,800) for the three of you.
The page also shows a bracketed website-discount adult price of $6 (¥900); how it is claimed is not stated. The show has its own price, and the page does not say whether entry covers it, so ask when you buy.
When is it open?
The only closure the page lists is 29 December to 1 January. Closing time depends on the day.
| Day | Hours | Last entry |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 10:00 to 16:00 | 15:30 |
| Weekends and holidays | 10:00 to 16:30 | 16:00 |
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing on both schedules. Weekends and holidays run 30 minutes longer than weekdays.
The closure from 29 December to 1 January sits inside the wider New Year shutdown. Many shops, banks and restaurants close on some days between 29 December and 4 January, so book food and transport around it.
Before you go Check the show calendar for your date. The show is closed on some days.
How should you plan the day?
Pick a day the show runs, then arrive by last entry: 15:30 on a weekday, 16:00 on a weekend or holiday.
Last entry is the latest you can walk in, not the time you leave. The page does not say how long the house tour, the experience hall and the show take, so do not stack another stop behind them.
How do you book?
The English page states no online ticket booking. Groups can call +81 595-23-0311, and the English site has an inquiry form. No other booking route for individuals is listed, so use the inquiry form to confirm a specific day before you travel a long way for it.
What about Koka?
Neither Koka site has an official page that could be read, so no Koka fee, hours, show, English support or booking is given.
- Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki (the Koka ninja house): its own site would not load, returning an error and an expired security certificate. Only third-party listings were reachable. They differ on the fee and the weekly closed day, so none is used.
- Koka Ninja Village: no official page reached.
If a Koka stop is part of your plan, contact the venue or the local tourism office before you build a day around it.
What is not confirmed?
- Whether the house tour is explained in English: not found. The English page confirms only the website and the inquiry form.
- Entry for children under 4: not stated.
- What proof the disability rate needs: not stated.
- How to reach the Iga museum: not covered by the sources.
- A national tourism-board page on ninja sites: one search returned nothing.
Where next?
Samurai castles and history covers castles and samurai houses with fees and winter status. For another ticketed show, see Gion Corner in Geisha and Gion etiquette, and for sport see Sumo tournaments, tickets and stables. Shrine and temple visits have their own rules in Temple and shrine etiquette. Every culture page is in the Culture hub, and the culture guide gives the overview.
Questions
Adults (16 and over) pay $6 (¥1,000) and children aged 4 to 15 pay $5 (¥700), per the museum's English page. The ninja show is listed at $4 (¥600) per person, and a shuriken throw at $2 (¥300) for six.
Yes. The only closure the page lists is 29 December to 1 January. It opens 10:00 to 16:00 on weekdays (last entry 15:30) and 10:00 to 16:30 on weekends and holidays (last entry 16:00). The show is closed on some days, so check the museum's show calendar.
The English page states no online ticket booking. Groups can call +81 595-23-0311, and the English site has an inquiry form.
Opening is unconfirmed. Koka's ninja house and Koka Ninja Village have no readable official page, so no hours or fees are given. The ninja house's own site would not load; contact the venue or the local tourism office to confirm.