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Minor correction on the article, it's been said that they actually seldom wore all black, as that would make you particularly conspicuous. It's more likely the
by coopdog 14y ago
Minor correction on the article, it's been said that they actually seldom wore all black, as that would make you particularly conspicuous. It's more likely they wore an appropriate costume that would allow them to 'hide in plain site' if needed
- daeken 14y agoIndeed. What's really interesting is that the convention of wearing black is thought to have come from bunraku theater, where the stagehands wore black and were "invisible" by convention.
- narsil 14y agoThe article states they used a dark navy blue dye. See the sidebar "Five nearly-true ninja myths": "Ninja clothing was made to be light and hard to see in the dark - but jet-black would cause the form to stand out in moonlight, so a dark navy blue dye was usually used"
- ZoFreX 14y agoEven that's probably not completely correct. If you want to blend in with what's behind you, you should look similar to what's behind you. The rules for this don't change much at night - in dim light or bright light, you still don't want to be a strikingly different shade to your surroundings!
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoBoth disguise and stealth techniques were taught. It's obvious they would mix with the local population and look inconspicuously most of the time, only breaking into houses at night is what called for a dark shozoko.