Musashi Ichizoku is a clan company.The Musashi Clan consists of several families and people who have established a very tight-knit relationship of trust since the mid-1500s.  ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Our ancestors served the Tokugawa Shogunate for 265 years as shinobi-samurai.  Unique traditions of shinobi-samurai have been handed down to us even to this date.  Now we think it's our mission to offer ninja, samurai, and armor experiences to those who are interested in knowing what ninja and samurai are all about.  ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Our clan is lucky because our ancestors were officially employed by the Tokugawa Shogunate, so unlike other shinobi groups, we can find some names of our people and the services rendered by them in the historical documents in libraries and universities in Japan and overseas.(They had to write reports to the shogun.Some of them were summoned by the shoguns to the castle after all the samurais were ordered to go out.)  ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー    In 1582, our ancestors escorted Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, in the incident of Igagoe.  Ieyasu felt indebted and invited the Igamono (the shinobi samurais of Iga).  They were the samurais who trained ninjas and led ninjas.  Some of our people became emergency guards of the Interior (shogun's private quarter),  some became "Metsuke (inspectors)"  or "Onmitsu (undercover agents)"  and so forth.  ancestors to  Edo (Tokyo) to serve the warriors'   government.    ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー They assimilated a lot from other samurais and studied a lot.  Neo-Confucianism, ships, languages, etc.So, our ancestors were the first Japanese to go to Europe after 200 years of isolation policy.(1862 and 1865 )  One of our ancestors, Shibata Sadataro,  brought Jules Brunet from France who became the model of the American warrior in the movie “Last Samurai.”   ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー   Our ancestors declined the invitation from the Meiji Government, as they thought they were the shinobi samurai of the Tokugawas.Our folks were very much feared by the notorious gang groups, because their bosses were afraid of the shadow warriors of the clan, leading the shinobi world in Japan.   ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー  When my grandfather became Christian, the business of sending shadow warriors finished, but all in the shinobi business knew my grandfather's name.The clan name didn't become famous, though.They were not open to outsiders.This was the way for over 490 years.My grandfather asked us to keep things secret for 50 years after his death.When the 50 years were over, we decided to open a tiny dojo for our families to help our young shinobi make their living and continue their training, we started to offer ninja and samurai experiences, shows, and seminars.ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー  Now we have our think-and-do tanks.The mission of our clan is to help build a bridge of international friendship and to introduce our shinobi culture.