Site of Sekigahara Battleground

Sekigahara

Everywhere you could see samurais and you could take pictures with them. It was nice. A nearby museum provided useful explanations on the historical context

Neat Battlefield Visit

This is the battlefield where Ieyasu Tokugawa’s armies defeated those of Ishida Mitsunari in October 1600 that led to the creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled for 260 years. We visited the s...

A piece of history

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As a lover of Japanese history, this site seemed to me a must, a beautiful place, where you can imagine the most important battle between the two samurai clans of the ancient Japan.

For Japanese history lovers

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The place of the famous battle of 1600. There is a museum where it is told - what and how much it happened. It is interesting to walk on the battlefield and see where whose troops were located. To bypass ...

今も数々の史跡が残る古戦場

古戦場を訪れるのは今回で2度目ですが、前回にはなかった「岐阜関ケ原古戦場記念館」（別途投稿）でしっかりと関ケ原の戦いを勉強してから、決戦地や石田三成陣跡、徳川家康最初陣跡などを巡ると、決戦地は今でこそ長閑な田園風景ですが、当時の激戦のイメージがそれとなく湧いてきます。 それにしても小早川秀秋の寝返りがなかったら、日本の歴史はどう変わっていたのでしょうかね～