A security firm in a city known as the birthplace of a prominent ninja school is enjoying success by providing guards dressed as the medieval warriors and assassins.
SCC Co., in Koka, first tried to tap the city’s growing fame for ninja tourism in 2016, when it introduced security guards dressed as ninja to provide traffic control services for the opening of a coffee franchise.
The head of the firm, Maya Miyoshi, now hopes to win a contract for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.
“Ninja are world-class icons and we want people to feel familiar with security at sports facilities,” said Miyoshi, who was dressed in the guise of a kunoichi, or female ninja.
Her experience studying design in high school has inspired unorthodox ideas, such as dressing the security guards in yellow uniforms.
SCC’s business model has also proven popular with the public, including high school students and foreign visitors who have asked to take photos with the security guards.
Miyoshi’s dream is to take her security ninja to the 2020 Games. »
