Samurai and Ninja Museum: Hands-On History Experience

Immerse yourself in Kyoto’s rich shogunate history at the Samurai & Ninja Museum. Experience the thrill of wearing samurai armor, mastering the katana, and throwing ninja stars. Book your tour now!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • SAMURAI & NINJA MUSEUM with EXPERIENCE - Guided tour about samurai, ninja,

Samurai armor trial with a katana, samurai sword (optional)

Ninja star throw

*Activities are subject to change due to the coronavirus situation.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Samurai costume
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Samurai and Kyoto have always been associated throughout history. From the early Heian period to the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate the samurai and ninja always roamed the streets of Kyoto. Now they are back! The samurai and ninja museum brings back the history and helps you to have a glimpse of these heroes’ glorious lives. What is more, you can…

Location
SAMURAI & NINJA MUSEUM with EXPERIENCE
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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O3997gbjeffreya
Jul 15, 2025
Informative and entertaining experience! Highly recommend! - A very informative and entertaining tour. Mae showed knowledge and humor with excellent English and an engaging presentation. Highly recommended for anyone interested in this period of Japanese history.
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Lini_lew
Jul 14, 2025
Very engaging english speaking tour - great for kids - Saku was an amazing tour guide. Friendly, funny, engaging and very knowledgeable. My 7 and 11 year old boys loved it - the history, ninja star throwing and dress ups!
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Brooksie22
Jul 13, 2025
Informative and great for all ages. - Immersive session with great guides and staff. Great balance of information and activity. Great for all ages and beautiful artifacts
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Sightseer24901
Jul 9, 2025
Samurai/Ninja Museum was a SLASHING success! - A great experience- highly enjoyable. I enjoyed the history, photo opportunities, and chance to throw the shuriken. Only downer was that the souvenir shop closed 30 minutes before the museum did, while we were getting pictures in Samurai/Ninja gear, so we missed the chance for souvenirs.
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Brett_f
Jul 9, 2025
Great Tour Guide - Beautiful Castle and Palace - 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.
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H9828xorenatom
Jul 9, 2025
Ninja and samurai museum - Aya great tour thank you soo much rally clear and very educative tour the place is really well organised once again thank you soo much clear
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Kristy_d
Jun 29, 2025
Great family activity - Very informative and interactive. Great tour. Got to try on samari helmet. Play with swords and ninja stars.
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Breguet14
Jul 14, 2025
Fun and interesting - Aya was a great guide! Very interesting and fun tour with shurikens! Fast and pleasant especially when it is very hot!
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641karinl
Jul 13, 2025
Samurai ninja experience - It was fun! A lot of information well presented by a friendly and respective guide . My only complaints would be that it felt a bit rushed.
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Jayne
Jul 2, 2025
Underwhelming and rushed experience - We have been in Japan almost a week now and everything has been wonderful until our visit to the Samurai museum in Kyoto. We left feeling very disappointed. We felt underwhelmed by the whole experience. The guide at the start knew very little about the Samurai history so quickly moved us through the first two rooms. In the third room another guide took over but didn’t speak to the group as a whole (approximately 20 people) so again we learnt very little. The kids enjoyed throwing the Ninja star and dressing up at the end but we still didn’t feel this justified the $120k yen entrance fee for 4 of us. They were simply trying to rush too many people through.
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From $27
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).