How Japan Lied to You About Ninja

Are ninja real? What's the difference between ninja, shinobi, and Naruto. I break down every iconic ninja myth piece by piece, from shuriken to the black outfit to ninjutsu as a martial art, using insights from university scholars who study this for a living. I sat down with Dr. Robert Tuck, an Associate Professor at Arizona State University specializing in Japanese literature and culture, and Professor Fabio Rambelli from UC Santa Barbara, an expert in Japanese religious studies and the esoteric Buddhist traditions that ninja mythology is actually rooted in. 🔗 Related: Patreon:   / nathanielcho   Dr. Rob Tuck's Substack: https://substack.com/@criticalninjath... scholagladiatoria's ninja sword video:    • What are NINJA SWORDS ACTUALLY?   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction 0:24 - The Shuriken 2:55 - The Ninjatō 4:15 - The Kunai 5:41 - Wearing All Black 8:00 - The Bansenshukai 9:41 - Poison 10:40 - Ninjutsu 12:42 - Shinobi vs Ninja 17:13 - Hand Seals 18:42 - The Men Who Built the Myth 23:26 - the western hemisphere 25:43 - Are Ninja Real? #ninja #naruto #shinobi #myths #debunk #japan #history