Fans of samurai and ninja history won’t want to miss wielding a real katana sword while in Kyoto. From the Heian period through the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, samurai and ninja roamed Kyoto’s streets. Get an immersive tour of these heroes’ history as a professional guide leads you through the Samurai and Ninja Museum. Your hands-on experience includes wearing samurai armor, wielding katana and ninja stars, and posing with replica swords.

Immerse yourself in the world of samurai and ninja on a guided tour
Excellent photo opportunities with traditional samurai swords
Fun activity for the whole family
Two convenient afternoon times available seven days a week

What's Included

Professional guide
Samurai costume

Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

SAMURAI & NINJA MUSEUM with EXPERIENCE
Japan, 604-8043 Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward, Higashidaimonjichō, 292Utanokoji-bldg
On the corner of Nishiki Market and Teramachi Shopping Street

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

SAMURAI & NINJA MUSEUM with EXPERIENCE

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Traveller Tips

They are actually for sale, so if you were interested in getting them then you could potentially get them.

Reviews

4.5

184 reviews

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Ninja stars

shera_a, Aug 2023

The kids loved the part where they got to throw ninja stars. The guide Hiro was great and interesting

Dont be an «american»

Thomas_N, July 2023

Good presentation in good english by the museum guide, she had alot of good information if you want to learn something new. My bad rating is because of the facility, very cramped if there are lot of people. And please, dont be the typical American tourist. Have your children behave and you dont have to be the senter og attention when going to a museum tour. That kind of ruined our experience.

Worth a visit.

stephen_g, July 2023

Interesting to hear about some of the history behind the samurai and ninja. I would have preferred a bit more in depth explanation and we were just left to fend for our selves in the costume and photo part of the tour

One of the best museums in Japan!

JolantaEmilia_S, June 2023

It’s a great museum , where you learn a lot about samurai and ninja life. We had a great tour guide who briefed us about the past, answered questions and we even had an interactive experience. I recommend this museum a lot!

Samurai History

Joe_K, June 2023

Learned about actual samurai throughout Japan’s history and not just what you see in movies, very insightful

Fun Samari History Experience

Chrystal_C, June 2023

Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. She was educatinal and entertaining. From the value of the exquisite Samari Armor, to the details of Japanese Fuedalism, she knew it all. The activities were a lot of fun too.

It was fun

Treasure_W, May 2023

The tour was short and the museum was small. Wish there was more history information and artifacts. But, overall it was fun. A good experience.

Informative experience

Susan_m, May 2023

Good historical overview but overall experience weak for the price/time. Expected more from the costuming.

You should try it!

GEORGIOS_T, May 2023

Very nice activity. First part was a history lesson about samurai. Second was star throwing. Third was wearing a samurai costume and taking photos! All personnel was kind and fluent in English.

Funny, fun and knowledgeable tour.

Jonathan_U, Apr 2023

Extremely fun tour. Our tour guide Taku I was a young , friendly and fun tour work. He’s very knowledgeable about the samurai and ninja and definitely keeps the whole tour fun and full of laughter from beginning to end. I will ask to go on the tour with him as he is really funny, but knows exactly what he’s talking about. Very knowledgeable on the subject. I recommend this tour to all.

Fun but way to crowded

DiannaMiyamoto, Apr 2023

To many people in a group.. I'd pay double to have 1/2 the people. But very informative. The samuri stuff was a bit of a walk away in another building and really unorganized.

Family fun.

nho1000, Mar 2023

Fun for the kids. They had a good time with the history and demonstrations. The ninja star throwing was fun.

Must try experience

Luke_P, Dec 2022

The weapons and displays are fantastic, The staff are funny, full of energy and educational. A fun time is easily found and has some good options especially with the option to cut a tatami mat that was an insane experience. Easily 10/10 had so much fun

Really fun and memorable...

Rico_P, Mar 2022

Really fun and memorable experience. Really cool to see genuine samurai armor and weapons and learn the history. Would absolutely recommend.

Excellent Experience!

Kayla_B, Apr 2021

What a great experience we all had! My boys loved the interactive part and learning the history of the Samurai and ninjas! Would recommend to everyone visiting Kyoto!

Great experience

tchin96, Jan 2020

This was a great experience for us. The guide was very knowledgeable and funny, this helped to make the experiance very pleasent. The exibits were cool, I specifically liked the swords. They are actually for sale, so if you were interested in getting them then you could potentially get them. As a native english speaker the staff was not able to articulate in english information about the swords so that means you would really have to just want it or be able to read Japanese to understand the back story. Ninja training was also fun. Get event for the kids!

とても楽しかったです。ありがとうございました。

Kazuo_M, June 2020

日本の歴史を学ぶ事も出来ました。やはり京都は日本を代表する素晴らしい都市です。又ガイドのお姉さんや外国人の男性の方がとても丁寧に接して下さいました。最近の日本はベトナム人も多くなっていますので、ベトナム語の通訳もあるととてもありがたいですね。

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