When asked what they want to be when they grow up, little kids will frequently announce their plans to be superheroes, robots, or ninjas, and then the boring old grownup will laugh at the idea and hand them a copy of Baby’s First GMAT Test Prep. But the laugh is on you, adults, because being a ninja just might be a real possibility—as long as you can pass a ninja proficiency test.
Koka City (which is also translated as Koga city), in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture, is widely considered to be the birthplace of ninjutsu, the fearless warriors who were part of the Koga clan and trained to fight in the shadows. To honor their illustrious heritage, for the last 10 years, the prefecture has been holding ninja exams that test the ninja-related knowledge…
