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(みちものがたり)家康の「伊賀越え」（滋賀県、三重県）本当は「甲賀越え」だった?忍者の末裔が唱える新説 [(Michi-monogatari) Ieyasu's "Iga's crossing (Shiga Prefecture, Mie Prefecture) Was it really "Koka-goe"? A new theory advocated by a ninja descendant] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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Morimoto Masahiro (1999). 家康家臣の戦と日常松平家忠日記をよむ (角川ソフィア文庫) Kindle Edition. KADOKAWA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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Turnbull, Stephen (30 November 2017). Ninja: Unmasking the Myth. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473850439.
Yamada Yuji (2017). "7. Tokugawa Ieyasu's passing through Iga". THE NINJA BOOK: The New Mansenshukai. Translated by Atsuko Oda. Mie University Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Kacem Zoughari, Ph.D. (2013). Ninja Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan (The Secret History of Ninjutsu). Tuttle Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9781462902873. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Samurai An Encyclopedia of Japan's Cultured Warriors. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 2019. p. 203. ISBN 9781440842719. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Stephen Turnbull (2017). Ninja Unmasking the Myth. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781473850439. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Yuji Yamada (2017). THE NINJA BOOK: The New Mansenshukai. Translated by Atsuko Oda. Mie University Faculty of Humanities, Law and Economics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
Kamm, Björn-Ole (2022). "Reenacting Japan's Past That Never Was: The Ninja in Tourism and Larp". Reenactment Case Studies: Global Perspectives on Experiential History: 146–170. doi:10.4324/9780429445668-10. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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Maltsev 2022, pp. 439–440; Barducci & Orbach 2020, p. 1008; Souyri 2001, pp. 190–191 Maltsev, Vladimir V. (1 December 2022). "Lessons from the Japanese ninja: on achieving a higher trade equilibrium under anarchy and private constitutions". Constitutional Political Economy. 33 (4): 433–444. doi:10.1007/s10602-021-09354-6. ISSN 1572-9966. S2CID 245276184 – via ResearchGate. Barducci, Polina; Orbach, Danny (1 January 2020). "Irregular Warfare in Late Medieval Japan: Towards a Historical Understanding of the "Ninja"". Journal of Military History. 84 (4): 997–1020. Souyri, Pierre-François (2001). The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. Translated by Roth, Käthe. Columbia University Press.
藤田達生 (2005). "「神君伊賀越え」再考". 愛知県史研究. 9. 愛知県: 1–15. doi:10.24707/aichikenshikenkyu.9.0_1.
Kamm, Björn-Ole (2022). "Reenacting Japan's Past That Never Was: The Ninja in Tourism and Larp". Reenactment Case Studies: Global Perspectives on Experiential History: 146–170. doi:10.4324/9780429445668-10. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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"Japan university awards first-ever ninja studies degree". France 24. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

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"嬉野忍者調査結果弁慶夢想（べんけいむそう）【武術家・山伏 / 江戸時代初期】". Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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Owen Jarus (14 February 2022). "430-year-old ninja weapons possibly identified". Live Science. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022.

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"Copy of legendary book on art of ninja found at shrine in west Japan city". Mainichi Daily News. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.

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Nakagawa, Takaaki (2015). Lecture No. 4: "The Samurai Powers in the Kinai (Capital Region) and Iga" – (2nd term). Conference with the Cooperation of Iga on Ninja Culture. Mie University.; Kenji, Kasai (2012). Lecture No.2: Activities of Igashu in the Sengoku Period. Conference with the Cooperation of Iga on Ninja Culture. Mie University. What we can conclude from the writing is that it was already well-known among people in the end of Sengoku period that sneaking and making night attacks were Ninja's favorite tactics.

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Mitsuhisa Takayanagi (1958). 戦国戦記本能寺の変・山崎の戦 (1958年) (in Japanese). 春秋社. p. 65. Retrieved 9 May 2024. Luís Fróis;History of Japan..; Nihon Yoso-kai Annual Report", Japanese historical materials also show that Ieyasu distributed a large amount of gold and silver to his subordinates) A certain " Ishikawa Tadashi Sosho

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"参之巻エンタメ忍者とホンモノ忍者、ここが違う！". 本の万華鏡第33回 NINJA 虚像と実像（エンタメとホンモノ）. 国立国会図書館. Retrieved 4 July 2026.

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忍者の里甲賀市で忍術書の基となった書の写本初めて見つかる (in Japanese). NHK. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022.

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"嬉野に忍者３人いた！江戸初期－幕末市が委託調査氏名も特定". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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Origin of word Ninja Archived 2011-05-02 at the Wayback Machine.

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254: 藤堂藩を裏で支えた無足人 (in Japanese). Rekishi Kaido Promotional Council. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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Maltsev 2022, pp. 439–440; Barducci & Orbach 2020, p. 1008; Souyri 2001, pp. 190–191 Maltsev, Vladimir V. (1 December 2022). "Lessons from the Japanese ninja: on achieving a higher trade equilibrium under anarchy and private constitutions". Constitutional Political Economy. 33 (4): 433–444. doi:10.1007/s10602-021-09354-6. ISSN 1572-9966. S2CID 245276184 – via ResearchGate. Barducci, Polina; Orbach, Danny (1 January 2020). "Irregular Warfare in Late Medieval Japan: Towards a Historical Understanding of the "Ninja"". Journal of Military History. 84 (4): 997–1020. Souyri, Pierre-François (2001). The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. Translated by Roth, Käthe. Columbia University Press.

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甲賀で忍術書の原典発見番犬に吠えられない呪術も「間林清陽」48カ条 (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
Kenshiro Kawanishi (川西賢志郎) (2023). "「伊賀越え」同行忍者の経歴判明家康と足利義昭の二重スパイか" ["Iga Cross" The history of the accompanying ninja is known to Ieyasu and Yoshiaki Ashikaga?]. Sankei online (in Japanese). The Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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Maltsev 2022, pp. 439–440; Barducci & Orbach 2020, p. 1008; Souyri 2001, pp. 190–191 Maltsev, Vladimir V. (1 December 2022). "Lessons from the Japanese ninja: on achieving a higher trade equilibrium under anarchy and private constitutions". Constitutional Political Economy. 33 (4): 433–444. doi:10.1007/s10602-021-09354-6. ISSN 1572-9966. S2CID 245276184 – via ResearchGate. Barducci, Polina; Orbach, Danny (1 January 2020). "Irregular Warfare in Late Medieval Japan: Towards a Historical Understanding of the "Ninja"". Journal of Military History. 84 (4): 997–1020. Souyri, Pierre-François (2001). The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. Translated by Roth, Käthe. Columbia University Press.

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Casey Baseel (27 June 2022). "First copy of centuries-old ninja training manual discovered, doesn't understand dogs". Soranews 24. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022.

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熊若忍者名鑑

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"Japan university to set up ninja research facilities". Telangana Today. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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Kallie Szczepanski (17 July 2017). "The History of Japanese Ninjas; Feudal Warriors Who Practiced Ninjutsu". Thoughtco.

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"忍者の成り立ち／ホームメイト". Retrieved 4 July 2026.

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Masahiko Iwasawa (1968). "(Editorial) Regarding the original of Ietada's diary" (PDF). 東京大学史料編纂所報第２号. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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Origin of word Ninja Archived 2011-05-02 at the Wayback Machine.
甲賀で忍術書の原典発見番犬に吠えられない呪術も「間林清陽」48カ条 (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
忍者の里甲賀市で忍術書の基となった書の写本初めて見つかる (in Japanese). NHK. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022.
(みちものがたり)家康の「伊賀越え」（滋賀県、三重県）本当は「甲賀越え」だった?忍者の末裔が唱える新説 [(Michi-monogatari) Ieyasu's "Iga's crossing (Shiga Prefecture, Mie Prefecture) Was it really "Koka-goe"? A new theory advocated by a ninja descendant] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
"嬉野に忍者３人いた！江戸初期－幕末市が委託調査氏名も特定". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
Owen Jarus (14 February 2022). "430-year-old ninja weapons possibly identified". Live Science. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022.
"Japan university to set up ninja research facilities". Telangana Today. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"Copy of legendary book on art of ninja found at shrine in west Japan city". Mainichi Daily News. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
Casey Baseel (27 June 2022). "First copy of centuries-old ninja training manual discovered, doesn't understand dogs". Soranews 24. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022.
"嬉野忍者調査結果弁慶夢想（べんけいむそう）【武術家・山伏 / 江戸時代初期】". Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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Maltsev 2022, pp. 439–440; Barducci & Orbach 2020, p. 1008; Souyri 2001, pp. 190–191 Maltsev, Vladimir V. (1 December 2022). "Lessons from the Japanese ninja: on achieving a higher trade equilibrium under anarchy and private constitutions". Constitutional Political Economy. 33 (4): 433–444. doi:10.1007/s10602-021-09354-6. ISSN 1572-9966. S2CID 245276184 – via ResearchGate. Barducci, Polina; Orbach, Danny (1 January 2020). "Irregular Warfare in Late Medieval Japan: Towards a Historical Understanding of the "Ninja"". Journal of Military History. 84 (4): 997–1020. Souyri, Pierre-François (2001). The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. Translated by Roth, Käthe. Columbia University Press.

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