Ninjas are popular all over the world as one of Japan's iconic cultural symbols.
Special and extremely iconic costumes, dazzling weapons, and a wide variety of ninjutsu that are rumored to be used...
It has always been one of the hot topics.
In japanese and foreign art works, the role of ninja is often used.
For example, the most well-known "Naruto":
In short, the ninja after beautification through various works of art,
In the impression of many people, it is mysterious and powerful, and it is impossible to reach.
Even if some friends have ninja dreams in their hearts, they can only hide them in their hearts.
Collect ninja costumes or weapons at most, or get over it.
Want to really become a ninja? Seems unlikely....
But just recently, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has really appeared....
Because a place in Japan called "Iga" is facing a serious "ninja shortage"....
They are ready to start "recruiting" ninjas openly to everyone!
You who are familiar with ninja culture will not fail to hear of the place "Iga",
The most powerful ninja genre in Japan during the Sengoku period was from Iga.
"Iga Ninjas" is also one of the most famous ninja groups in the history of Japanese ninjas.
Iga is a place where ninjas are said to be
However, it is this "hometown of ninjas",
Recently, I have been embarrassed to fall into a shortage of ninjas....
In fact, to promote ninja culture, Iga Prefecture is still doing a good job.
Here, dedicated to the Iga Ryu Ninja Museum:
Every year around the end of April and the beginning of May, Iga City also holds a ninja festival.
During this time, local ninjas attract tourists by performing a variety of exciting shows.
During the Ninja Festival, it is the most lively time of the year in Iga City.
In order to see the figure of ninjas and feel the strong ninja culture,
Many foreign tourists come to this small place from afar.
The small city of Iga, with a population of just 100,000, welcomes nearly 30,000 visitors during the Ninja Festival
But once the Ninja Festival is over, the number of tourists will drop dramatically....
Although people still come from time to time, these numbers are far from enough to develop the local economy.
(The picture shows the ninjas cleaning up in their free time.) ）
According to relevant statistics, the number of foreigners who came to Japan for tourism reached nearly 30 million in the past year.
Many cities in Japan have greatly promoted their economic development because of tourism.
But for the city of Iga, which is located in the more remote area of Japan's Mie Prefecture,
It doesn't seem to have much to do with it.....
Compared to the rest of Japan,
Except during the Ninja Festival, Iga City does not attract too many tourists.
What is even more tragic is that due to the slow economic development, the young people here are still moving to the big cities...
Iga City, which has little population, lost about 1,000 residents last year....
Without the strong young man, who will play the ninja!?
Develop ninja culture, how can you develop without ninjas?
You know, although the current ninjas don't need to do any assassinations, cornices and walls and the like....
But at least you have to be able to fight with your bare hands, and you need to master shurikens and some other weapons that ninjas use.
In this way, it can provide tourists with wonderful performances.
And these are all things that have to be trained hard and a lot of training.
It's not just a happy fat house that can do it.
Not to mention that the local young people are still losing.....
Without the ninja performance, who would come to us for a trip to Iga....
As a "ninja hometown", this is also too undeserved!
Faced with the "ninja shortage" caused by population loss,
Iga Mayor Sakurae Okamoto can't sit still at this point....
"In Iga, we are working hard to promote ninja culture to drive the development of tourism,
For example, we held this ninja festival from late April to early May.
During this period, it will attract a lot of tourists, but I think it is far from enough. ”
In order to develop tourism, but also to save the local economy,
The mayor of Iga, funded by the Japanese government, plans to build another ninja museum here to attract more visitors.
The new museum naturally needs new ninjas
So recently, Iga Prefecture is preparing to start recruiting ninjas!
However, recruiting ninjas is still a difficult task for Iga City....
Japan's unemployment rate is only 2.5 percent, and there is a shortage of manpower everywhere.
Those who can stay in big cities and work choose to stay in big cities,
In a small place like Iga, no young people want to come.
Coupled with the fact that if you want to become a ninja who can perform, you can't do without hard training, and no one wants to suffer this sin....
The geographical location is not as good as that of the big city, and the nature of the work is not as good as other jobs.
Then just work the salary!
Want to become a ninja? Annual income is as high as 85,000 US dollars! (About 570,000 yuan)
That's right, you read that right, $80,000 a year!
This reward is higher than the income of the real ninjas in ancient times!
In order to attract people to Iga as ninjas, the small city of Iga is also open...
Whether you are Japanese or foreigner, you are welcome to apply for a ninja application anyway
As long as you are healthy and willing to train hard,
Japanese language proficiency is not necessarily a prerequisite! (But at least the daily simple conversation will still be there)
My usual job is to perform at the Ninja Museum, take photos with tourists, and so on.
Once hired, the annual income of 500,000 is not a dream!
In fact, this is not the first time that Iga City has been heavily "recruiting" ninjas in Japan
In 2016, a similar thing happened in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
In order to attract more tourists to Aichi Prefecture with the culture of ninjas,
Full-time ninjas have also been recruited here:
Both nationals and foreigners, as long as they are at least eighteen years old and in good health and flexibility, they can apply for employment.
As long as you apply for a job and can successfully complete a month of special training, you can become a full-time ninja in Aichi Prefecture.
The monthly salary can reach 220,000 yen (equivalent to about 13,000 yuan).
In addition, there are bonuses, and even after becoming a full-time ninja, the local government will give you social security....
The daily work content is the same as the picture below,
Take a photo with tourists;
Participate in some performances;
Sometimes as a ninja, you can also have the opportunity to participate in some short videos of Aichi Prefecture's external promotion
Compared with Aichi Prefecture, the recruitment conditions in Iga Prefecture are significantly more attractive.
Coupled with the fact that this is a place with a strong ninja culture, I believe it should attract many people.
Well...
Those friends who harbor ninja dreams and feel that they have enough ability?
Do you want to consider a group to go to Iga to chase your dreams recently?
ref:
https://www.businessinsider.com/iga-japan-is-facing-a-ninja-shortage-2018-7
https://www.newsweek.com/ninjas-wanted-japans-bid-attract-more-tourists-436421
https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/small-japanese-city-runs-out-of-ninjas-despite-85000-salary/
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