Why is Japan lacking ninjas and how much do they charge?

The Japanese city of Iga, cradle of the ninjas, suffers from a shortage of members and the lack of will of young people who want to be part of military centenary, expert in martial arts and famous for its unorthodox practices. Sakae Okamoto, the mayor of this rural town 450 kilometers from Tokyo, hopes to boost tourism to save heritage
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Iga has a population of 100,000 and attracts 30,000 tourists a year, solely for its ninja festival. "Right now at Iga, we are working hard to promote ninja tourism and make the most of it," said Okamoto.

However, the official admitted: "For example, we organize this ninja festival between the end of April and At the beginning of May, during this period, the visitors and the locals come here, everyone is safe. Dress in ninjas and they will walk and have fun, but lately, I think that is not enough. "

Ninjas diminished to the point that endangering the organization of the events of his annual festival, revealed an episode
of the "Planet Money" podcast in NPR.

The main reason for the complicated situation is depopulation, which also affects many other places in Japan. Iga youth tend to settle in larger cities like Tokyo. Therefore, the authorities will try to attract them with high salaries. Ninjas participating in the festival receive salaries of up to $ 85,000 a year.

Although this seems contradictory, another problem is the low Japanese unemployment rate of 2.5%, which generates small cities. as Iga has trouble finding people willing to accept work