15 Best Kyoto Samurai & Ninja Experiences

“This was a great experience. The history alone of the samurai and the house where the lesson was held was worth our time. To hold a sword and learn the techniques and excute them was exhilarating.”

“This was a super interesting experience. Our guide Taka gave an amazing explanation of the history of samurai and very fun training of Kendo. He is very knowledgeable and accommodating. I was very impressed by him and this was a very nice experience to learn…”

“i was lucky enough to get the peivate lesson from Hoga sensei, thanks him for everything!”

“Jasmine was a great tour guide. She knew a lot of information about the castle and palace. Tour was the right length and very interesting.”

“I completely enjoyed everything about this very inspiring activity. The Master is so kind, skilled and knowledgeable. You know he must do this all the time with newbies, yet he was patient and gave helpful instructions to really help us learn and appreciate this very…”

“Brought my family and this far exceeded our expectations. The instructor was incredibly funny and very knowledgeable. I was really surprised to hear my wife and daughter tell me how fun they thought it was. 100% do this and enjoy it!”

“Fun and educational. Wish we had more one on one time per person with the instructor.”

“Excellent experience if you want to learn more about Samurai and Japanese culture, staff is very friendly and kind”

“Great experience and great people. It was very easy to find with their description. I would go again.”

“This was the best thing my son and his dad experienced during our stay in Japan. It was really cool and fascinating. They both loved it. Highly recommended.”

“The show at the beginning is too long and we thought we were booking only a 15 minute show but it was almost an hour before getting to the interesting part of actually playing with the swords. The lesson itself was great though with a…”

“The house and grounds are beautiful. They provide a wonderful history of the house as well as the history of the tea ceremony. They made us feel extremely comfortable. We both ended up doing the sake/whisky tasting and the host was so fun and easy…”

“Aya was an excellent guide and was very knowlegable about Samurai history.”

“Riku provided the best experience Ive encountered thus far on my Japan Visit. I feel like I went through actual training to become a Samurai. I am grateful for the knowledge this museum had to offer. Thank you also to Riu for taking us on…”

“What a great experience. We each learned how to handle katana and then got to cut tatami mats multiple times each. Mark was very reassuring, as we were nervous, and taught us the techniques quickly and accurately. I also appreciated that this was a 30-45…”