UBUSUNA
The power to live
and go beyond.
Learn and experience in the
village of Shinobi-no-Sato.
village of Shinobi-no-Sato.
NEWS
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普段食用のキヌヒカリは既に収穫間近。藁細工用の滋賀羽二重糯（はぶたえ）は今、稲の花が咲いている状態。 丈が長く、稲藁が美しい餅米。特に美味しいと評判の滋賀羽二重糯が生まれたのは滋賀県。古琵琶湖層の土壌が生育に適しており、 […]続きを読む >>>
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先にキヌヒカリをハザがけからおろして、さらに籾の状態で天日干し。ここまでくるともうすぐ食べれることがイメージできるので作業も楽しい。急激乾燥よりも天日でじっくり乾燥させたお米は食味も格段。続きを読む >>>
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忍者の武器で忘れてはならないのが、鎌。土豪であった忍びたちにとっては鎌は日用品。今日は甲賀忍者が稲刈りの手伝いに。腰の落とし方、鎌さばき。さすがです。続きを読む >>>
Greetings
Hello, everyone.My name is Gen'ichi Mitsuhashi, the owner of Ubusuna.I have been living here in Ishikawa, Iga in Japan since 2018.The word ubusuna (産土) means "birthplace" (ubu + suna), which includes that of local deities, shrines, and ancestral lands.The Anaishi Shrine of Ishikawa has a history of nearly 1,200 years, and the community that supports it has similarly sustained itself through its long history to the present day.With Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attractingattention, farming and mountain villages with a long history have become proof of "sustainable communities".
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Visit as many times as you like and experience and learn about the traditional events and culture.After coming home, you'll gain "awareness" of your own life.We offer an "experience program" to help you do that.
Learn at Shinobi-no-Sato
Ishikawa is said to be the birthplace of the real-life ninja Ishikawa Goemon, with this area on the border of Iga and Koga being also the "hometown of the shinobi." The ninjutsu used by the shinobi is also known as "integrated living arts" (sōgō seikatsu-jutsu), or "integrated survival arts" (sōgō seizon-jutsu), which is a way of life to survive and live on in times of peace and extreme conditions.
In recent years, it has become difficult to distinguish between everyday life and emergencies with all the earthquakes, torrential rains, typhoons, heatwaves, snowfalls, pandemics, volcanic eruptions, and conflicts. While "Phase Free" refers to a life in which everyday life and emergencies are not differentiated, this may be similar to the life of the shinobi.
OWNER - GENICHI MITSUHASHI
●June 1, 2008:
Launched BC Consultant Kyoei for consulting.
Launched BC Consultant Kyoei for consulting.
●November 11, 2008:
Opened Bujinkan Mitsuhashi Dojo as a dojo at Ishikawa in Iga City.
Opened Bujinkan Mitsuhashi Dojo as a dojo at Ishikawa in Iga City.
●January 22, 1991:
Registered under the Private Lodging Business Law (No. M240012801)
Registered under the Private Lodging Business Law (No. M240012801)
●February 22, 1991:
Opened Ubusuna Bugei Dojo as a private lodging facility.
Opened Ubusuna Bugei Dojo as a private lodging facility.
●January 17, 2020:
Certified as a "real ninja guide" for Shinobi-no-Sato Iga and Koka, a Japanese heritage site.
Certified as a "real ninja guide" for Shinobi-no-Sato Iga and Koka, a Japanese heritage site.
●March 25, 2020:
Received the world's first master's degree in Ninja and Ninjutsu Studies from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mie University.
Received the world's first master's degree in Ninja and Ninjutsu Studies from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mie University.
●January 15, 2021:
Changed the company name to Kyoei.
Changed the company name to Kyoei.
●April 1, 2022:
Changed the name of private farm lodging facility Sando Bugei Dojo to Ubusuna.
Changed the name of private farm lodging facility Sando Bugei Dojo to Ubusuna.
Experience Programs
In addition to wood-chopping and Goemon bath experiences, seasonal experiences (rice planting, wheat harvesting, blueberry harvesting, rice harvesting, vegetable harvesting, forest management, etc.) are also available. The owner, who is qualified as a "real ninja guide" and a "master of ninja studies," will also serve as a guide at local historical ninja sites. Seminars on hands-on ninja training and ninjutsu are also available.
For example, the following lessons are available:
Nukiashi/sashiashi
through the mud!
Rice Planting Experience Program
Scheduled for early April
For ages 10 and up
How do you make rice? How did people grow food in the past? Learn about the rice that you eat every day, whose seedlings are hard work to plant by hand in muddy rice paddies. We will teach you the nukiashi and sashiashi ninjutsu (the art of "trackless/stealthy steps") so that you can walk easily in the rice paddies!
After the experience, visitors can enjoy a footbath in the Goemon Bath.We have also received feedback that people have started to eat rice without leaving any leftovers.
After the experience, visitors can enjoy a footbath in the Goemon Bath.We have also received feedback that people have started to eat rice without leaving any leftovers.
point!Let's make and wear straw sandals!
Scheduled for October
For ages 10 and up
People used to make their own shoes! In the days when there were no vehicles, you'd walk to your destination on straw sandals, and if they broke, you'd fix them and keep wearing them! Through this lesson, you, too, can experience making straw sandals.Have you ever heard of the term "foot education"?
One of the causes of poor posture and body distortion in children as well as adults is the toes. Children who have fewer opportunities to play outside tend to have weaker toe strength, with an increasing number of them having "floating toes" (a condition in which the toes are floating). Straw sandals with thongs can help improve this. You can also improve your health by continuing to wear the straw sandals that you made yourself.
One of the causes of poor posture and body distortion in children as well as adults is the toes. Children who have fewer opportunities to play outside tend to have weaker toe strength, with an increasing number of them having "floating toes" (a condition in which the toes are floating). Straw sandals with thongs can help improve this. You can also improve your health by continuing to wear the straw sandals that you made yourself.
Home Evacuation Ninjutsu Program!
Recently, there are increased chances to suffer from disasters throughout the year (typhoon season and guerrilla downpours in spring and fall, extreme weather in summer, power outage damage due to snowfall in winter, etc.)."What should I do if a disaster struck my family?""What should I do during a power outage at night? Where do I start?"Why not learn from ninjutsu during such times?The shinobi were responsible for "traveling safely at night and returning home alive" in order to obtain information about their enemies.When their family is at home, it is usually in the early morning or late evening before or after school/work.
Assuming that a disaster struck at home at night, they would move safely from their bedrooms to reach the entryway and move to a shelter. By combining ninjutsu walking and mental care with modern home evacuation methods, you can learn about home evacuation in a fun way.Ninjutsu is also known as "integrated living arts." In this experience program, you will practice based on a floor plan of your home so that the content can be applied to your daily life from there on.
point!He is a professional disaster prevention advisor for the Osaka Building Maintenance Association.
Experience Ubusuna
at home
Ishikawa is said to be the birthplace of the real-life ninja Ishikawa Goemon, and the neighborhood is surrounded by areas that produced many ninja masters with many "historical ninja sites" that have become Japanese cultural heritage. However, it is also true that there are many places that "would be expensive to visit on your own" or "you can't go on your own or would not know even if you do go".As someone qualified with the "real ninja guide certificate" and a resident of the area, I can offer you short trips that you can hop in from your own home with VR. In addition, I will upload videos of everyday life in the farming and mountain villages.
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4-666 Ishikawa Iga Mie
