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Battle of Sekigahara Historic Site 関ヶ原古戦場


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One of Japan's most pivotal battles took place here on Oct. 21, 1600 (Sept. 15 of Keicho 5) between Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Forces and Toyotomi Hideyoshi loyalist Ishida Mitsunari's Western Forces. Ieyasu's victory in the Battle of Sekigahara sealed Japan's historical fate for the next 250 years. The former battlefield is dotted with monuments indicating the positions of various warlords during the battle.

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Battle of Sekigahara Festival 2008 関ヶ原合戦祭り


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On Oct. 19, 2008, the town of Sekigahara held a special two-day festival to commemorate the Battle of Sekigahara. These photos were taken on the second day when a procession and mock battle were staged. Matchlock gun battalions added to the colorful drama. Also see my YouTube video here.

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Sekigahara Warland 関ヶ原ウォーランド


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This is an outdoor park with larger-than-life, painted concrete sculptures depicting the Battle of Sekigahara between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari. The battlefield is not geographically recreated. Admission charged.

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Sekigahara Limestone Stalactite Cavern 関ヶ原鍾乳洞


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Small but pleasant and popular cavern especially in summer when it is cool inside the 500-meter cavern discovered here in 1968. Various stalactites, rock formations, and clear spring water with rainbow trout are highlights. Small admission charged.

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Imasu-juku 今須宿


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Imasu-juku was the fifty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns of the Nakasendo Road. It follows Sekigahara-juku and comes before Kashiwabara-juku in Shiga Pref. Today, it has very few remnants of its Nakasendo past. It is between Sekigahara and Kashiwabara Stations on the JR Tokaido Line.

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Other Sights


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Other sights in Sekigahara, Gifu Pref. such as Fuwa-no-seki site and museum.

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