We will start with a tour of Odawara Castle to give you the basic background of the time period and history of the time of the ninja and samurai. Walking up from the lower moat to the main castle keep, we will talk about the architecture, history, and culture of Japan that can be seen around us. There will even be a short visit to the shrine on the castle grounds. Then we meet and learn about the ninja together with Jinkawa san.

1. Tour of Odawara Castle and Grounds...Discover one of Japan`s most famous castles. Learn about the history, architecture, and culture. We will also show the Samurai Museum and Ninomiya Shrine.

2. Meditation....with stories as to why it was important to ninja and how it is connected to modern daily lives. We encourage guests to do it together.

3. Weapons and Tools....Watch real weapons in use. Learn about the sword, shuriken, and other weapons and their uses (showing and asking questions about real items that were used). Get something ready and learn the fundamentals of using the katana, Japanese samurai sword together.

4. Movement....We talk about how the ninja moved, encourage participants to join, and then end with a short "sword demonstration" to show how fundamental movements affect swordsmanship. Get a stick or broom handy so you can try these techniques too.

5. Breathing...We will try a number of fundamental breathing techniques used by the ninja to calm themselves and concentrate.

At the end we encourage open discussion and questions...ending with the iconic ninja hand gestures that we explain.