Sasuke Ninja Warrior competition secrets revealed
Feb 06, 2008 in Ninja News |
Ever wonder how people get chosen to compete on Sasuke, or how people even apply? And I bet anyone who’s seen the show wondered “Where on earth is Mt. Midoriyama?” Good news for the curious. The answers are no longer a secret.
Mt. Midoriyama isn’t really a mountain at all. Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) owns a studio called “Mt. Midoriyama.” which in the back, has ample space to set up the 4 intense stages of the Sasuke obstacle courses. Located in Yokohama Prefecture, it is surprisingly close to the heart of Japan, Tokyo. TBS only discloses the exact location to their contestants and their family members.
The studio is considered and openly called “The Holy Ground.” There is nothing religious or Holy about Sasuke, but to those contestants or fans that live for the goal of achieving Total Victory, Mt. Midoriyama is a sacred place. To the famous Mr. Katsumi Yamada, Sasuke is almost his religion.: he lives and breathes Sasuke.
TBS only discloses the address to which to send applications to when recruiting competitors for an upcoming competition. Applicants are to send in the following information: Name, age, occupation, contact, address, and what we could call a “personal statement” that shows your enthusiasm for the show. Photos and videos are also welcome. Remember, TBS will not return any of what you send to them.
As a fan, you probably know what the show is all about. Now with this extra knowledge, get off that couch and start training. Maybe YOU can become the next most fit, strongest, and most dedicated competitor ever to become … Ninja Warrior.
i like this article
im watching ninja warrior right now…. and i’m ready to hit the monkey bars in long beach.
Goooosh, finally! My mom and I have been trying to figure out where it’s at foreverrr. It’s disappointing to know, though, that we won’t ever be able to know the exact location because we both want to watch the tournament in person…:(
that means you should try out for ninja warrior
I want to know what they get for winning the competition
Jeannie… you’re a bit off on one fact. There is no Yokohama Prefecture in Japan. The city of Yokohama is the capital of the prefecture of Kanagawa. Hope you don’t mind if I point this out!
Nope, don’t mind at all
I can’t believe I missed that when I used to live in Tokyo! Thanks for the note!
i wanted to go to mount Midoriyama and does anyone no what the monkey’s real name is? because i am in love with him and want him as my background :p
The monkey’s real name is Akira Ohmori (or maybe Omori). I hope you can find good pics!!!
kriste, they get 4000000yen for completing everything.
Can anyone find the course on Google Earth?
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Thanks James
Come back soon!
Hey john under the TV show category it says:
In each competition there are a total of 100 contestants, all looking to complete the 4 stages of SASUKE as well as winning the award money of 200 Million Yen or approximately $20,000.
However, 200,000,000 yen comes out to about $1,871,600
And $20,000 comes out to about 2.14 million yen.
4,000,000 yen is about $37,500
So I don’t know where you got your number or where they got theirs, but they do contradict themselves.
Just searching on Google I found a few that all said 2 million yen, but none of the sites were what I would consider reliable sources.
Also, I was wondering if this show was out on DVD or if I could find it because I started watching the show only about one year ago. I haven’t been able to find almost any recording of the show and would be overjoyed if I could buy it.
As for the location I used google maps and when I entered this:
tokyo broadcasting system Kanagawa, Yokohama, Aoba-ku
I got this URL:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=prize%20for%20completing%20ninja%20warrior&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
I pulled up only one thing that has an Italian Wikipedia entry that gives this address:
TBS Broadcasting Center, 3-6, Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo Japan; Midoriyama Studio - 2100, Midoriyama, Aoba-ku Yokohama, Japan
Unfortunately I think my pc is messed up and doesn’t display an exact location
However, I did tell it to get directions and got this:
Tokyo Broadcasting System @35.658611,139.745556
Hopefully this isn’t useless information or the incorrect location.
Disregard that URL (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=prize%20for%20completing%20ninja%20warrior&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl) it’s worthless. It was my previous search on google sorry. The rest of the stuff in that post is good though. I would edit my post if only I knew how.
This blog says”TBS only discloses the address to which to send applications to when recruiting competitors for an upcoming competition” but does not answer the question of how/when/where do they recruit people.
TBS recruits contestants through their TV show SASUKE. At the end of the show, if they are recruiting at that time, they will advise the viewers where/when to send the applications to.
Thank you for that clarification.