There is also an exercise hall in Asakusa Hanayashiki, in which visitors can get experience of "Kenjutsu," or art of fencing, "Tonjutsu," or art of hiding, and "Shuriken," or art of throwing throwing-knives. It is said that, in the Edo Period, the Tokugawa family and feudal lords also enjoyed plays and street performances at Okuyama in the rear of Senso-ji Temple after visiting the temple. Ninja and shogun's spies might follow the family and lords in order to protect them. 

 "Hanayashiki Actors Studio," an entertainment school, was established in 2005. "Hanayashiki Shojo Kagekidan," a girls' operetta, and "Aoi to Kaede," members of the girls' operetta, who belong to the actors studio, perform on the stage of Hanayashiki, and actively participate in evens held in the Asakusa area, adding a special touch to the town where the first operetta in Japan was performed.