Swinging samurai swords

Unfortunately, I had caught a cold and was feverish the previous night and so decided to rest up for the morning after taking some medication. The rest of the group went to the Fushimi Inari Shrine, but even their experience wasn’t the best because of heavy rains. In the afternoon, I was rested and ready to head out. We went for a Samurai Ninja experience, situated in the Nishiki market. We had probably mistakenly booked the experience in Tokyo, but we went to the Kyoto site and the person at the door let us in after glancing at our tickets. We thanked our luck and went inside. The experience was fun. We all got to wear the traditional Samurai robes. The instructor was very enthusiastic and showed us how to hold and swing the sword. We practiced with wooden swords before using a real sword (Katana) to slash and cut some target sticks. We then also got to wear Samurai armour and helmet and click some pictures. Overall, a cute and enjoyable experience, especially the part with the real Katana.Read more