 Most viewed - Battle of Sekigahara Historic Site 関ヶ原古戦場 |
Samurai armor with matchlock gun bullet holes.1502 viewsCreated by an experiment with matchlock gun fired at the body armor at over 50 meters aways, piercing both the front and back body armor.
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Sekigahara saw one of Japan's most pivotal battles on Oct. 21, 1600 (Sept. 15 of Keicho 5) between Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Forces and Toyotomi Hideyoshi loyalist Ishida Mitsunari's Western Forces. 1073 viewsIeyasu'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.
This photo shows Mt. Momokubari where Tokugawa Ieyasu first set up his base camp for the Battle of Sekigahara. It is next to busy Route 21. A short distance east of Sekigahara Station. The former Sekigahara battlefield has numerous monuments.
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Weapons used in battle1072 views
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Unique helmets worn by warlords on the battlefield.847 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara812 views
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Statue of Lord Takenaka Hanbei 竹中半兵衛重治630 views
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View of the Sekigahara battlefield from Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp at Momokubari.607 views
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Illustration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp where he inspected the heads of his defeated enemies.598 views
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Ieyasu and his troops were here from about 6 am to 10 am on the day of the Sekigahara battle. He later moved closer to the front line as the battle was going his way. This is a National Historic Place. 桃配山 徳川家康最初陣跡598 views
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Panoramic view of where the Battle of Sekigahara started. Most battle monuments are within walking distance from the train station, but they are numerous and spread over a wide area.588 viewsThe battle started at the foot of the hill on the left of the road. The small hill on the right was where Shimazu Yoshihiro was stationed. Mt. Ibuki is in the background in the middle.
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Banners mark the site where the battle started.574 views
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Map on lookout deck.567 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara558 views
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Banners and a monument mark the spot on Mt. Momokubari where Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp was established during the Battle of Sekigahara on Sept. 15, 1600.557 views
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Warlord banners, left to right: Kuroda, Fukushima, Honda, and Tokugawa.539 views
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The battle started at the foot of the hill on the left of the road. The small hill on the right was where Shimazu Yoshihiro was stationed. Mt. Ibuki is in the background in the middle.524 views
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At the top, see the two large rocks which served as a table and bench for Ieyasu. 家康の腰掛岩と机石508 views
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Steps going up to Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp at Momokubari during the Battle of Sekigahara on Oct. 21, 1600 (Sept. 15 of Keicho 5). Today it's just a small hill. The highway seemed to have cut through most of it.507 views
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Defensive barriers on Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡489 views
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2nd floor481 views
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Steps going up to Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.472 views
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Illustration of Mt. Matsuo where Lord Kobayakawa Hideaki was based.446 views
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Ishida Mitsunari, age 41 at the time of the battle433 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp, as seen from the final battlefield. 笹尾山430 views
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Banner with Ukita Hideie's crest.426 views
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Path to the Kaisenchi or site where the battle started, at the foot of the hill straight ahead. 開戦地423 views
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Ishida Mitsunari's banner with his family crest.416 views
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Profiles of neutral armies414 views
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Monuments marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara. The banners have the Tokugawa family crest.402 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡400 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasao, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡390 views
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Profiles of Western Forces390 views
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Monument marking the site where the Sekigahara battle started. 開戦地390 views
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Cannon378 views
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Warlord banners376 views
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Monument marking the site where the Sekigahara battle started at 8 am on Sept. 15, 1600 (Oct. 21 Western calendar) with Ii Naomasa firing upon Ukita Hideie.372 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield, now occupied mainly by rice paddies, a school, and homes. 関ヶ原古戦場362 views
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Site where the battle started and Mt. Matsuo in the background.361 views
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Behind the monuments is a trail probably used by Ieyasu's troops on Mt. Momokubari-yama.337 views
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Path to Konishi Yukinaga's station, near where the battle started.334 views
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Monument for the final battle, about 1 km in front of Mt. Sasaoyama, where the fighting was the fiercest. 決戦地331 viewsThe left banner has the Ishida Mitsunari's crest and the right banner has the Tokugawa crest.
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Monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.330 views
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Sign explaining that the two rocks below were said to be used as a bench and table for Ieyasu.327 views
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館326 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡324 views
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Area around Konishi Yukinaga's position.323 views
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Conch shell for battle.321 views
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Inside Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館320 views
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Lookout deck with a bird's eye view of the battlefield.312 views
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Barriers and steps looking down the slope.311 views
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Battlefield as seen from the final battle site. Thousands died here. The battlefield is a small plain surrounded by hills and mountains.310 views
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Lookout deck on Mt. Sasao. 笹尾山305 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡304 views
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Another smaller monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.304 views
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Well where the decapitated heads of Western Force leaders were washed.303 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield and Mt. Matsuo 関ヶ原古戦場295 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone marker. 笹尾山282 views
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Steps up to the top of Mt. Sasaoyama.276 views
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館276 viewsNear Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp.
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡276 views
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East Burial Site, where the decapitated heads of the Western force leaders were buried. 東首塚274 views
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Site where the battle started as seen from Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.271 views
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Inside Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp270 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡270 views
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East Burial Site, where the decapitated heads of the Western force leaders were buried. 東首塚258 views
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Banners mark the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.257 views
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West Burial Site for the corposes of West Forces leaders. Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚255 views
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Banners with Kyogoku Takatomo's crest.253 views
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Art park to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the battle in the year 2000. Near the Shimazu position.253 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.249 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡249 views
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Monument for the final battle. By 1 pm, Ishida's Western Forces fell apart, and Ishida fled the scene at 2 pm. 決戦地249 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama246 views
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Memorial shrine246 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚243 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡239 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro239 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp236 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.235 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚232 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro from Satsuma (Kagoshima). Ishida asked for his assistance at 10 am, but was refused.232 views
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Hill where Shimazu was.231 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.226 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano. At 10 am, he moved here from Mt. Momokubari to be closer to the front line. 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡224 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position now within the grounds of junior high school. 藤堂高虎・京極高知陣跡223 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument222 views
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Path to/from Shimazu Yoshihiro's monument.217 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro216 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.215 views
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Memorial tree213 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp212 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.212 views
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Path to Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.212 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.211 views
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Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position, near Sekigahara Station. And also next to Higashi Kubizuka.207 views
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Signs show the way and distance to the various monuments.206 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp205 views
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Rear view of monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.205 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position.204 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡204 views
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Site of Fukushima Masanori's position. 福島正則陣跡201 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚193 views
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Monument marking Fukushima Masanori's position.191 views
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Monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.191 views
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Fukushima Masanori's position and shrine.188 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚185 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka183 views
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