Family-Friendly Ninja Training Experience in Osaka

Great experience!!!

Reviewed by: Jo Porcil

The experience was truly great, it was educational, informative, enjoyable and we had so much fun the whole time.

the only downside is that our group also availed of the optional 1hour Osaka tour after the ninja experience (for an additional cost!), but the teacher seemed not aware of it (but its indicated in the voucher and we paid for it).

in other words, were not able to have the 1hr Osaka tour... the teacher said we can tour wearing the ninja costume but its NOT the option mentioned in the activity description and we already changed into our regular clothes.

Veltra must make things clear next time in the description as if we paid for the 1hr option for tour, we should get it or there has to be other tour guides if the teacher cant do it since he had other clients on-schedule that day.

Can we have a refund of the payment for 3 pax? How do we do it? please reply Veltra, thanks so much. Hope you can give attention to this concern of ours.

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Samurai Sword Art with Kimono Dressing and Performance in Osaka

Filled some time in an afternoon

Reviewed by: Moosebear

Was good and enjoyable at the time but was quite an expensive outlay for what was essentially dressing up and dancing about with plastic swords.

Could be better if real swords were involved.

Not unhappy we did it.

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Samurai Experience

Reviewed by: Family of 5

This was a very fun family experience! The hosts are charming and informative.

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サムライ体験 甲冑着用 舞台・映画で使う竹光を使用した本格教室！プロ役者の講師付き＜侍かふぇ／北区＞

It was a good experience. 良い体験でした

Reviewed by: ヴィック

The samurai experience was amazing. I was glad to be able to choose from various types of armor. I also received kind guidance. Thank you very much.

侍体験は最高でした
色んなジャンルの鎧を選べて良かったです
親切にご指導も頂きました
ありがとうございました

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Samurai Sword Fighting

Reviewed by: prote

We had a really good time. Better than expected. Sensei and staffs were very friendly. I would recommend this class to anyone looking for a good family activity and basic knowledge on samurai postures. Not to mention all those fun photos for Facebook updates.

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Samurai (Theatrical Sword Fighting) Class with a Professional Actor in Osaka

Great experience to have the basics of samurai!

Reviewed by: Aya Taleb

Great experience to have the basics of samurai!
I like the staff working there, they were too helpful and kind.

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サムライ&殺陣体験 侍の衣装を身に纏い殺陣に挑戦 子どもから大人まで大興奮！＜食事有 or 無／午前 or 午後／大阪市＞

A valuable experience called "Tachiwaza" (sword fighting)! 殺陣道という貴重な体験！！

Reviewed by: AMR25Liveも参加

You can choose from several types of outfits, including samurai, swordsmen, ninjas, and princesses, by looking at photos, and they will skillfully dress you. You only need to take off your outer jacket; you can keep your skirt or pants on, and if you're wearing a T-shirt or cut-and-sew top, they can dress you over that, so there's no need to be too concerned. However, if you're wearing a turtleneck or a top with a stiff collar, it might not match well with the traditional attire.

Even though the sword is a replica, it feels substantial and adds to the experience. You will learn basic sword fighting techniques and have a photo shoot. After that, you'll memorize lines and perform a mini period drama in sequence. They will create a movie with sound effects like "Shakiiin" and "Zaa," and send it to you via email. It was fun to use samurai phrases like "Draw your sword!" and "Stop it!" along with some improvised lines, making it a great experience. However, I honestly felt that 5,400 yen for one hour was a bit pricey. Since it was just my husband and me, it came to 10,800 yen for 60 minutes. I wish there were some discounts for weekday participants, repeat visitors, couples, or families. You can take home the tabi-style socks.

殿様、侍、剣士、忍者、姫
女剣士など数種類の中から写真を見て
チョイスし 手際良く着付けてくれます。
上着を脱ぐくらいで、スカートやズボン
は脱がず Tシャツやカットソーなら
その上から着付けてくれるので
それ程身構える必要はありません。 ただ
タートルネックやしっかりした襟付きのトップスだと和装と合わないかも？！
模造刀なのに重厚で身が引き締まり、基本の殺陣を教わり、写真撮影。
その後は、セリフを覚えてミニ時代劇を順に
演じます。シャキーン、ザッ、という
効果音を入れたムービーにしてくれて
メール送信して貰えます。「刀を抜け！」「止めておけ」という侍言葉プラス、アドリブの台詞もOKで楽しかったし、
良い経験になりましたが 1時間5400円は正直、割高に感じました。主人と2人だったので
60分で10800円。平日参加や リピーター、カップル、ファミリーは少しは割引きがあったらなぁと
思います。足袋型靴下は持ち帰れます。

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Great time learning some basic Samurai moves

Reviewed by: Nordic King

Me and a friend decided to experience this and had a great time with the nice people working there. Learnt some basic samurai moves and then did a choreographed scene with the sensei, all recorded on film and uploaded on youtube (but with private settings!). Really a fun time that I can recommend!

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Master 8's birthday gift

Reviewed by: FamilyGoneWalkabout

This was a huge success as a birthday present for our new 8 yo. The class was fun and exciting and he was devestated whether hour flew by.

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Super fun experience! A Must do!!!

Reviewed by: Raquel

This was a lot of fun. This is an activity that can be enjoyed by literally any age. Fun for the entire family. I would recommend this to any one considering it and any one traveling to Japan. Very well done and a ton of fun.
My husband and I arrived a little bit early, but the crew took us in and immediately got us dressed in kimono and samurai outfit. We got to choose whether we wanted to be a samurai, a princess, or a ninja. I chose princess and my husband chose samurai. After dressing, and after the other small groups of people arrived and dressed, we were given a short lessen on the different samurai sword stances and how to swing the sword, take the sword out of the scabbard and put it back in, how to 'fling the blood off the blade' (lol I thought that one was fun). After learning the few stances and swings we were taught a quick little choreography of fighting. We paired off and practiced a couple of times before being individually filmed.
The whole experience was a lot of fun and the staff were super friendly and accommodating. They spoke very good english, some of them better than others, but they all spoke enough to fully understand us and communicate with us what to do. At the end of all the filming, they let us have a throwing star competition which was a lot of fun and interesting to see how difficult it actually is to throw one properly! One of the staff there was even the Japanese throwing star champion! I was pretty amazed by that.
We took tons of pictures, and they took most of them for us so we got both my husband and I in the shot. The video was sent to us only a couple hours after we left and is so much fun to watch and show friends.

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サムライ&殺陣体験 侍の衣装を身に纏い殺陣に挑戦 子どもから大人まで大興奮！＜食事有 or 無／午前 or 午後／大阪市＞

I recommend it to Japanese people as well. 日本人にもオススメです

Reviewed by: ラビット

Wearing a samurai costume and sheathing a sword at my waist really gets my spirits up. The replica sword, which looks just like a real one, is heavier than I imagined, and even when I swing it hard, it doesn't make the sound like the teacher's does. I was told it's because the blade is tilted, and cutting straight is quite a challenge. Additionally, putting the sword back in its scabbard is even more difficult. The teacher remarked, "It looks like a few of your fingers are missing (laughs)." In the latter part, we practiced with a lighter sword for the choreography. If you fully embrace being a samurai and act like a hero without feeling shy, you'll create a video that will be a lifelong memory. According to the teacher, about 90% of those who wish to experience this are foreign travelers. After experiencing the choreography, I feel like I understood why samurai and ninjas are so popular among foreigners.

侍の衣装を身に纏い、刀を腰に差すと気持ちが高ぶります。真剣そっくりの模造刀は想像以上に重く、強く振っても先生のようにビュッと音が鳴りません。刃が傾いているからだそうですが、真っ直ぐ斬るのは至難の業です。また、刀を鞘に収めるのがさらに難しいです。先生に「指が何本か飛んでますね（笑）」と言われてしまいました。後半は、軽い刀を使って殺陣の実践です。恥ずかしがらずサムライに成りきってヒーローを演じれば、一生の思い出になる動画が残せます。先生によると体験希望者の約９割が外国人旅行者だそうです。殺陣を体験して、何故サムライと忍者が外国人に人気があるのか実感できたような気がします。

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サムライ&殺陣体験 侍の衣装を身に纏い殺陣に挑戦 子どもから大人まで大興奮！＜食事有 or 無／午前 or 午後／大阪市＞

Amazing! スゴイ！

Reviewed by: あきかにゃん

I experienced this with my 5th-grade daughter and my wife. I had done a little kyudo in the past, so I was somewhat accustomed to wearing a hakama and tabi. However, my child and wife were mostly beginners, so I was a bit worried, but they were taught carefully, and they helped with the dressing, so it was fine. We got to choose our favorite costumes and had a lot of fun. The main sword fighting session was so enjoyable that an hour passed in no time, and it felt very authentic. The instructor provided clear guidance, allowing us complete novices to quickly develop decent sword skills, and we had a wonderful time beyond our expectations. The video footage taken was uploaded to the site, and we were able to enjoy watching it later. I heard that very few Japanese people come to experience this, which seems a bit of a waste. It's such a valuable experience that can be easily enjoyed, so I hope more people get to know about it. Thank you very much!

小学5年生の娘と妻の3人で体験させて頂きました。私は昔ちょっとだけ弓道をやっていたので、ハカマやタビを履くのはまあまあ慣れていました。でも子供や妻はほとんど初めてでしたので少し心配しましたが、丁寧に教えてもらえて、またほとんど着付けもして頂いたので大丈夫でした。好きな衣装を選んで、キャーキャーやっていました。メインの殺陣も、あっと言う間に1時間がすぎてしまうくらい楽しく、またとても本格的でした。先生が解りやすく指導してくれたので、全くの素人のわれわれが、すぐにそれなりの剣さばきができるようになり、予想以上のすばらしい時間が過ごせました。撮影してくれたＶＴＲはサイトにアップして頂き、あとでまた楽しく拝見出来ました。日本人はほとんど体験しにこないとのことでした。ちょっと勿体ない気がしますね。こんな貴重な体験が気軽に体験できるので、ぜひもっと多くの人に知ってもらいたいですね。本当にありがとうございました。

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My samurai experience

Reviewed by: Misa

To see and to hold a katana is one of my biggest dream if ever I visit Japan. Besides, the image of ninja and samurai for me is great because of Samurai X, the Seven Samurais, 47 Rounin, Naruto and etc. When my friend, Misa, brought me to Samurai Experience, I was so overwhelmed because finally, I could hold and learn some sort of stances if so. As we entered the place, we were welcomed by the staff with a smile.The place resembled like a dojo. I felt more excited when we were introduced to sensei. As a foreigner, I had a hard time catching up what sensei was saying. Everything was all greek to me. I only knew a very few Japanese words and you could even count it. There were some things I was disappointed and some things I did admire. The way sensei explained the basic stances to us was way too fast which was hard to catch up and he explained more about kinda the history of it which we foreigner didn`t care much because we wanted to learn how to do the stances or moves. I believe that just by knowing how to do the moves would truly be marked in our head since there was a language barrier. Learning the moves directly and step by step is more important, I guess. Someday, a lot of foreigners will visit the place and they need to teach the moves step by step and slowly and give us more push to do it in character which is truly awesome! However, I really liked how welcoming the staffs were.Their English wasn`t good enough and I could sense how tensed they were but still, they managed to give us a good show. The potential of samurai experience is big because foreign people love the image of a ninja or a samurai. It may sound strange but when you try to ask my fellow Filipino, they will give you a big smile and tell stories about how we love ninjas. For me, that one hour experience made my dream come true to become a ninja and learn some moves for just a short time. I went out of a dojo with a big glee and I will definitely go back again if I have the chance.

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サムライ&殺陣体験 侍の衣装を身に纏い殺陣に挑戦 子どもから大人まで大興奮！＜食事有 or 無／午前 or 午後／大阪市＞

私の侍体験 My samurai experience

Reviewed by: Misa

Seeing and holding a katana is one of my biggest dreams if I ever visit Japan. Additionally, the image of ninjas and samurai is great for me because of Samurai X, The Seven Samurai, 47 Ronin, Naruto, and so on. When my friend, Misa, brought me to the Samurai Experience, I was so overwhelmed because finally, I could hold one and learn some stances. As we entered the place, we were welcomed by the staff with smiles. The place resembled a dojo. I felt even more excited when we were introduced to the sensei.

As a foreigner, I had a hard time catching what the sensei was saying. Everything was all Greek to me. I only knew a very few Japanese words, and you could even count them. There were some things I was disappointed with and some things I admired. The way the sensei explained the basic stances was way too fast, which made it hard to keep up, and he talked more about the history of it, which we foreigners didn’t care much about because we wanted to learn how to do the stances or moves. I believe that just knowing how to do the moves would truly stick in our heads since there was a language barrier. Learning the moves directly and step by step is more important, I guess.

Someday, many foreigners will visit the place, and they need to teach the moves step by step and slowly, and give us more encouragement to do it in character, which is truly awesome! However, I really liked how welcoming the staff were. Their English wasn’t good enough, and I could sense how tense they were, but still, they managed to give us a good show. The potential of the samurai experience is big because foreign people love the image of a ninja or a samurai. It may sound strange, but when you ask my fellow Filipinos, they will give you a big smile and tell stories about how we love ninjas.

For me, that one-hour experience made my dream come true to become a ninja and learn some moves, even if just for a short time. I left the dojo with great joy, and I will definitely go back again if I have the chance.

To see and to hold a katana is one of my biggest dream if ever I visit Japan. Besides, the image of ninja and samurai for me is great because of Samurai X, the Seven Samurais, 47 Rounin, Naruto and etc. When my friend, Misa, brought me to Samurai Experience, I was so overwhelmed because finally, I could hold and learn some sort of stances if so. As we entered the place, we were welcomed by the staff with a smile.The place resembled like a dojo. I felt more excited when we were introduced to sensei. As a foreigner, I had a hard time catching up what sensei was saying. Everything was all greek to me. I only knew a very few Japanese words and you could even count it. There were some things I was disappointed and some things I did admire. The way sensei explained the basic stances to us was way too fast which was hard to catch up and he explained more about kinda the history of it which we foreigner didn`t care much because we wanted to learn how to do the stances or moves. I believe that just by knowing how to do the moves would truly be marked in our head since there was a language barrier. Learning the moves directly and step by step is more important, I guess. Someday, a lot of foreigners will visit the place and they need to teach the moves step by step and slowly and give us more push to do it in character which is truly awesome! However, I really liked how welcoming the staffs were.Their English wasn`t good enough and I could sense how tensed they were but still, they managed to give us a good show. The potential of samurai experience is big because foreign people love the image of a ninja or a samurai. It may sound strange but when you try to ask my fellow Filipino, they will give you a big smile and tell stories about how we love ninjas. For me, that one hour experience made my dream come true to become a ninja and learn some moves for just a short time. I went out of a dojo with a big glee and I will definitely go back again if I have the chance.

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サムライ&殺陣体験 侍の衣装を身に纏い殺陣に挑戦 子どもから大人まで大興奮！＜食事有 or 無／午前 or 午後／大阪市＞

It's a waste for only foreigners! Absolutely amazing!! Samurai experience!! 外国人だけじゃ勿体ない！大感激！！サムライ体験！！

Reviewed by: ガイディング・ヒロ

I participated in a Samurai experience that is said to be very popular among foreign tourists, accompanied by two female guides. I thought it would be a light "pseudo" course for foreigners, but it turned out to be quite authentic, giving even Japanese participants a real sense of "training" (which means it was pretty challenging!). Of course, the instructors were professional, kind, and attentive, so it wasn't scary at all! There was also a kunoichi instructor who provided advice on choosing and wearing the kimono. We received tabi socks, and I heard that it's possible to purchase a kimono as well. One of the participants in our following session came dressed in a "NARUTO" costume, which must have been fun for the kids! And the wonderful souvenir is that they film a short play incorporating the techniques and movements we learned! With lines like "What are you?!" and sound effects like "Kakkeen," they send you a professionally shot "starring work," which was incredibly exciting! This is not just nice; it's GREAT! The location is also just a short walk from the tourist spots in Minami, so I definitely want to come back with foreign guests next time!

外国からの観光客に大変人気だというサムライ体験に、女性ガイド二人で参加してみました。外国人向け「なんちゃって」コースだから、と軽く考えていましたが、結構本格的で、十分日本人でも「修行できた感」ありました。（つまり結構むずかしい！）もちろん、先生方のご指導は、本格的かつ優しく丁寧に、でゼーンゼン怖くありませんよ！くノ一先生もいらっしゃって、着物選びから着付けまでアドバイス受けられます。足袋ソックスはもちろんいただけますし、着物を購入することもできるそうです。私たちの後の回のお客様のお一人は「NARUTO」の衣装で参加でした。子供さんにはそれも楽しいですね！そして、なんともうれしいお土産は、教えていただいた型や立ち回りを取り込んだ寸劇をビデオにとっていただけること！「なにやつ！」なんていうセリフ、「カッキーン」なんていう効果音も入り、カメラワークも本格的な「主演作品」を、送っていただき大感激です！！写真だけでなくこれはNICE！いやGREAT!　場所もミナミの観光地から歩いてすぐなので、次回は外国人のお客様とぜひ来てみたいですね！

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Fun way to spend an hour in Osaka

Reviewed by: HKGTravellover

Joining the Samurai sword fighting class was something ad-hoc for my Kobe/Ariam/Osaka trip last week but turned out it's the highlight of our trip.

My friend and I planned to do the Ninja training experience in Himeji Castle but the training only run in weekend and did not fit our itinerary, so we choose an alternative to take the samurai class in Osaka that runs daily weekday.

We took the 10:30 class and there're were only 2 of us. Great we got all the attention. The class was held in a small studio in a commercial building. When we were there, there're already 5 staff in ninja / samurai customs waiting for us. First thing we did is to choose our samurai outfit and wear it. This was fun already. Then the Samurai master taught us basic moves such as how to hold and kill the sword. After a few time practice and rehearsal, we were put under the video camera and filmed a story of a Samaria attacked by a ninja and killed the ninja later on. The whole role play game was super fun. The 5 staff were all caring and professional. It's not easy to remember all the moves and lines, but it didn't matter as the staff would give you all the hints. After the filming we immediately received the YouTube link of our 'movie'. No worry about the privacy as right before the class we're being asked if we share the photos and videos publicly.

My friend was interested more in shopping the Samurai training before but after the course, she said it's one of the most amazing she did in Japan and didn't regret exchanging her 'shopping' time for this.

Last but not least, the staff even gave us a little surprise after the class. What was that, well am not going to tell you here and wasted it.

I won't hesitate to recommend this Samurai experience course to anyone.

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