 Most viewed - Battle of Sekigahara Historic Site 関ヶ原古戦場 |
Samurai armor with matchlock gun bullet holes.1541 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. 1166 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 battle1109 views
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Unique helmets worn by warlords on the battlefield.880 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara855 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668 views
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Statue of Lord Takenaka Hanbei 竹中半兵衛重治667 views
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View of the Sekigahara battlefield from Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp at Momokubari.667 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.637 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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Illustration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp where he inspected the heads of his defeated enemies.636 views
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Banners mark the site where the battle started.620 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, 1600.620 views
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Map on lookout deck.615 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara598 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.576 views
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Warlord banners, left to right: Kuroda, Fukushima, Honda, and Tokugawa.575 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.572 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566 views
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Steps going up to Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.539 views
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Defensive barriers on Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡531 views
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2nd floor515 views
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Illustration of Mt. Matsuo where Lord Kobayakawa Hideaki was based.484 views
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Banner with Ukita Hideie's crest.470 views
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Ishida Mitsunari, age 41 at the time of the battle469 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467 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp, as seen from the final battlefield. 笹尾山465 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.454 views
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Ishida Mitsunari's banner with his family crest.453 views
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Profiles of neutral armies452 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡438 views
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Monument marking the site where the Sekigahara battle started. 開戦地435 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasao, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡431 views
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Profiles of Western Forces425 views
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Cannon413 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.413 views
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Warlord banners406 views
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Site where the battle started and Mt. Matsuo in the background.401 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield, now occupied mainly by rice paddies, a school, and homes. 関ヶ原古戦場394 views
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Behind the monuments is a trail probably used by Ieyasu's troops on Mt. Momokubari-yama.385 views
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Path to Konishi Yukinaga's station, near where the battle started.377 views
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Monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.377 views
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Sign explaining that the two rocks below were said to be used as a bench and table for Ieyasu.376 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367 viewsThe left banner has the Ishida Mitsunari's crest and the right banner has the Tokugawa crest.
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Area around Konishi Yukinaga's position.364 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡364 views
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館359 views
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Conch shell for battle.353 views
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Inside Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館353 views
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Another smaller monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.348 views
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Barriers and steps looking down the slope.344 views
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Lookout deck with a bird's eye view of the battlefield.344 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.343 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡342 views
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Lookout deck on Mt. Sasao. 笹尾山340 views
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Well where the decapitated heads of Western Force leaders were washed.338 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield and Mt. Matsuo 関ヶ原古戦場329 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone marker. 笹尾山320 views
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Steps up to the top of Mt. Sasaoyama.317 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡315 views
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館306 viewsNear Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp.
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East Burial Site, where the decapitated heads of the Western force leaders were buried. 東首塚306 views
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Inside Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp304 views
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Site where the battle started as seen from Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.303 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡301 views
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West Burial Site for the corposes of West Forces leaders. Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚294 views
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East Burial Site, where the decapitated heads of the Western force leaders were buried. 東首塚293 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡292 views
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Banners mark the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.290 views
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Art park to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the battle in the year 2000. Near the Shimazu position.285 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.284 views
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Banners with Kyogoku Takatomo's crest.284 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281 views
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Memorial shrine279 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama278 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚278 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.274 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro272 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp271 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡269 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚268 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro from Satsuma (Kagoshima). Ishida asked for his assistance at 10 am, but was refused.264 views
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Hill where Shimazu was.262 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261 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258 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.257 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument255 views
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Memorial tree250 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro249 views
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Path to/from Shimazu Yoshihiro's monument.248 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.246 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.246 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp244 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.244 views
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Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position, near Sekigahara Station. And also next to Higashi Kubizuka.243 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp241 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡241 views
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Path to Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.240 views
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Signs show the way and distance to the various monuments.239 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position.237 views
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Rear view of monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.234 views
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Site of Fukushima Masanori's position. 福島正則陣跡233 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚227 views
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Monument marking Fukushima Masanori's position.224 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚221 views
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Monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.220 views
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Fukushima Masanori's position and shrine.216 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka212 views
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