One of the places we had been to before that we wanted to return to was Himeji Castle. We wanted to see the large castle and beautiful surrounding parks and gardens on a day without torrential rain like we had the last time we were here. But there was also another, more secret reason to come. We didn't want to tell a lot of people in case things didn't turn out well. You see we enrolled Locutus in a day of Ninja School! Since everyone survived we decided we could probably show some pictures.
To even get in to the school you first had to sneak past the guards at the gate. Can you spot Locutus slipping past them without notice?
He was competing against many local kids, most of whom were older than him. They did have a bit of an unfair advantage, but Locutus still out-performed them all. He's so good at being a ninja that he's already adept at blending into a crowd unseen.
There was an obstacle course, which he crushed, naturally. If you've ever seen how he navigates our house, you'd know that this kind of thing would be a piece of cake for him.
They couldn't have the kids fighting against each other, so they used fake cardboard ninjas instead. Locutus totally destroyed his foe!
The final challenge was a test of their ability to disappear and become a master of disguise. These pictures will demonstrate just how well Locutus did. See him? Nope, I didn't think so!
3 comments:
I. Am. So. PROUD!!! My nephew is a ninja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) I am tearing up slighly right now at the thought of all the ninja moments we'll share in the future! :-)
Sounds like everyone is having a good time. I watched a bit of sumo scanning the audience for Canadian content but didn't see you. I'm glad you're still hanging on tight to our #1 grandson. I can just see him charming his way through Japan. Really enjoying your blogging. You're keeping us entertained. Love you kids. Sobu
We're buying the general admission tickets so far, which put us up in the far corners of the stadium. The odds of us being on camera there are slim to none. But now that we're more comfortable hanging around the stadium, we might sneak down to the lower bowl in the early day to view some of our favorite rikishi.
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