Japan is looking for a few good shinobi.
If you’re feeling sad because you weren’t chosen as one of the two samurai being recruited in Aichi Prefecture this month, cheer up! It turns out there’s now another opportunity to become a professional sword-wielding warrior, as Aichi’s tourism board is now looking to employ six new ninja.
Similar to Aichi’s samurai-themed Nagoya Hospitality Generals Brigade, the Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad, which also operates under the name Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas, is a Nagoya-based group that makes live appearances to promote tourism to the Aichi area and Japan in general to both domestic and overseas travelers. As a ninja, your work tasks will include putting on awesome martial arts stage shows…
…appearing at live events to greet fans and meet with the press…
…and instructing kids in proper shuriken throwing technique.
▼ Because if we don’t teach future generations, who will?
At 180,000 yen a month, the Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad starting salary is identical to that of the Nagoya Hospitality Generals Brigade. The Ninja Squad also looks to be an equal opportunity employer. Not only does the group include kunoichi (female ninja)…
…the applications seem to be open to non-Japanese would-be ninja as well, as evidenced by the fact that the Ninja Squad has made its recruitment information available in English as well.
A high degree of athleticism and acrobatic talent are of course prerequisites for the job, as are these seemingly contradictory, yet in this case totally justified, personality traits:
● A desire to be in the spotlight, even though you’re a stealthy ninja
● A fondness for talking with others, even though you’re wearing a mask and hood
● A kind heart, even though you’re carrying a sword
If you meet all those criteria, and you think you’d look good in black, applications can be found here, and will be accepted until March 22.
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Source: IT Media
Top image: Facebook/徳川家康と服部半蔵忍者隊 / Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas
Insert images: Facebook/干野明日香 via Facebook/徳川家康と服部半蔵忍者隊 / Hattori Hanzo and the Ninjas, YouTube/徳川家康と服部半蔵忍者隊
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