 Most viewed - Battle of Sekigahara Historic Site 関ヶ原古戦場 |
Samurai armor with matchlock gun bullet holes.1514 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. 1106 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 battle1085 views
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Unique helmets worn by warlords on the battlefield.858 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara828 views
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Statue of Lord Takenaka Hanbei 竹中半兵衛重治643 views
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View of the Sekigahara battlefield from Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp at Momokubari.632 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625 views
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Illustration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp where he inspected the heads of his defeated enemies.608 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.606 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.592 views
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Map on lookout deck.583 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, 1600.580 views
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Explanatory map of the Battle of Sekigahara574 views
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Warlord banners, left to right: Kuroda, Fukushima, Honda, and Tokugawa.552 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.542 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530 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.529 views
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Defensive barriers on Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡502 views
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Steps going up to Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.496 views
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2nd floor492 views
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Illustration of Mt. Matsuo where Lord Kobayakawa Hideaki was based.458 views
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Ishida Mitsunari, age 41 at the time of the battle445 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp, as seen from the final battlefield. 笹尾山443 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439 views
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Banner with Ukita Hideie's crest.439 views
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Ishida Mitsunari's banner with his family crest.426 views
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Profiles of neutral armies425 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.420 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡412 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasao, Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. 笹尾山 石田三成陣跡405 views
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Monument marking the site where the Sekigahara battle started. 開戦地404 views
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Profiles of Western Forces403 views
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Cannon393 views
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Warlord banners387 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.384 views
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Site where the battle started and Mt. Matsuo in the background.373 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield, now occupied mainly by rice paddies, a school, and homes. 関ヶ原古戦場371 views
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Behind the monuments is a trail probably used by Ieyasu's troops on Mt. Momokubari-yama.350 views
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Path to Konishi Yukinaga's station, near where the battle started.349 views
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Monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.345 views
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Sign explaining that the two rocks below were said to be used as a bench and table for Ieyasu.344 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341 viewsThe left banner has the Ishida Mitsunari's crest and the right banner has the Tokugawa crest.
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館338 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡338 views
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Area around Konishi Yukinaga's position.337 views
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Conch shell for battle.334 views
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Inside Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館333 views
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Lookout deck with a bird's eye view of the battlefield.322 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.320 views
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Barriers and steps looking down the slope.319 views
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Lookout deck on Mt. Sasao. 笹尾山316 views
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Another smaller monument marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's first base camp during the Battle of Sekigahara.316 views
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Well where the decapitated heads of Western Force leaders were washed.315 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡314 views
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Sekigahara Battlefield and Mt. Matsuo 関ヶ原古戦場305 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone marker. 笹尾山294 views
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Monument for Konishi Yukinaga's station. 小西 行長陣跡289 views
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Steps up to the top of Mt. Sasaoyama.287 views
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Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum 関ヶ原町歴史民俗資料館286 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285 views
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Site where the battle started as seen from Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.282 views
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Inside Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp280 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡279 views
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West Burial Site for the corposes of West Forces leaders. Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚269 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡268 views
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East Burial Site, where the decapitated heads of the Western force leaders were buried. 東首塚267 views
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Banners mark the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.266 views
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Banners with Kyogoku Takatomo's crest.264 views
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Art park to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the battle in the year 2000. Near the Shimazu position.263 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259 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.258 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama257 views
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Memorial shrine255 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚255 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro250 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp249 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp at Jinbano 陣場野 徳川家康最後陣跡247 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.244 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚243 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro from Satsuma (Kagoshima). Ishida asked for his assistance at 10 am, but was refused.242 views
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Hill where Shimazu was.241 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237 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.237 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235 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama and stone monument233 views
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Shimazu Yoshihiro229 views
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Path to/from Shimazu Yoshihiro's monument.226 views
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Memorial tree225 views
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Monument for Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.225 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.223 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp222 views
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Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position, near Sekigahara Station. And also next to Higashi Kubizuka.220 views
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Path to Shimazu Yoshihiro's position.220 views
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Site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.219 views
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Marker for Tokugawa Ieyasu's Final Base Camp218 views
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Signs show the way and distance to the various monuments.218 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position. 井伊直政・松平忠吉 陣跡215 views
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Rear view of monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.215 views
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Monument marking Ii Naomasa and Matsudaira Tadayoshi's position.212 views
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Site of Fukushima Masanori's position. 福島正則陣跡212 views
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West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚205 views
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Monument marking Fukushima Masanori's position.202 views
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Monument marking the site of Todo Takatora and Kyogoku Takatomo's position.201 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka 西首塚197 views
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Fukushima Masanori's position and shrine.195 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka192 views
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