Nijigen no Mori adds Chunin and Jonin exams to Naruto birthday festival

Nijigen no Mori will bring back its ultra-hard Chunin Exams and introduce new Jonin Exams at NARUTO&BORUTO SHINOBI-ZATO on Awaji Island from Sept. 26 to Nov. 29, 2026. The limited-run event is part of the park’s Naruto Uzumaki Birthday Festival 2026 and includes a free-with-admission challenge course tied to collectible rewards.

Why it matters: - The return of the Chunin Exams gives Naruto fans a high-stakes, limited-time attraction built around one of the anime’s most recognizable story arcs. - The new Jonin Exams add a harder rank-up path for repeat visitors and deepen the park’s competitive gameplay loop. - The event supports autumn traffic at NARUTO&BORUTO SHINOBI-ZATO, one of Nijigen no Mori’s key anime attractions on Awaji Island.

What happened: - Nijigen no Mori announced Volume 4 of the "NARUTO&BORUTO SHINOBI-ZATO Naruto Uzumaki Birthday Festival 2026." - The event runs on weekends and national holidays from Saturday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29, 2026. - The festival centers on Naruto Uzumaki’s birthday on Oct. 10 and includes eight projects. - Volume 4 brings back the park’s highest-difficulty attraction, the Chunin Exams. - Volume 4 also debuts the top-secret Jonin Exams. - The event takes place at Hokage Rock Plaza inside NARUTO&BORUTO SHINOBI-ZATO in Awaji, Japan. - Participation is free with a standard park admission ticket.

The details: - The Chunin Exams recreate the exam arc from the anime series. - The Chunin Exams have a 0.5% pass rate. - Stage 1 is a true-or-false quiz. - Stage 2 is a scroll battle. - Stage 3 is classified and only disclosed to participants who pass Stage 2. - Successful candidates receive official NARUTO&BORUTO SHINOBI-ZATO Certificates of Passing. - Visitors who have already passed the Chunin Exams can take specialized missions to earn Letters of Recommendation. - Collecting two Letters of Recommendation unlocks access to the confidential Jonin Exams. - The Jonin Exams award the title of Shinobi-Zato Jonin. - The Jonin exam contents remain classified and are only revealed to eligible candidates. - Visitors who pass the Jonin Exams receive an exclusive Shinobi-Zato Jonin Original Pin Badge with a unique serial number on the back. - Wearing the badge on future visits doubles the standard trading-card reward from the "Ten no Maki" and "Chi no Maki" missions. - The official event page is here.

Between the lines: - The park is leaning into progression-based rewards to encourage repeat visits from existing Naruto fans. - The hidden exam structure keeps the attraction aligned with the mystery-and-training themes of the anime. - Tying extra trading-card rewards to the Jonin badge gives the program a collectible incentive beyond the exam title itself.

What's next: - The festival continues through Nov. 29, 2026, with weekend and holiday access only. - Eligible Chunin can pursue the recommendation-based path toward the Jonin Exams during the event window. - Park visitors can expect the birthday festival’s other projects to roll out alongside the exam attractions through late November.

The bottom line: - Nijigen no Mori is turning Naruto’s birthday season into a limited-run challenge event with escalating ranks, rare rewards and a very low pass rate.