7 Recommended spots in Sekigahara, Gifu. Let's go to take a tour of history! 

With the arrival of pleasant autumn, the season that makes you want to go out has arrived. This time, we will introduce Sekigahara and Tarui in Gifu Prefecture, where rich nature and history are alive. There are many historical sites left, including the ancient battlefield where the decisive battle that decided who would rule the country took place.

This time, we will introduce recommended spots in Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture.

What is Sekigahara Town?

Sekigahara Town is located in the westernmost part of Gifu Prefecture, surrounded by the Ibuki Mountains with Mt. Ibuki as its main peak to the north and the Suzuka Mountains to the south. For the official notation of the municipality name, "関ケ原" is used instead of "関ヶ原" in small letters. Characterized by its varied topography, it stretches 8.1km from east to west and 12.5km from north to south. About 80% of the land in the town is covered with forests, and it is blessed with lush greenery and historic sites. It is known as the site of ancient battles such as the Jinshin War in ancient Japan and Battle of Sekigahara in the early modern era.

Recommended spots in Sekigahara

"Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum'' where you can experience the Battle of Sekigahara with all five senses

When you visit Sekigahara, the first place you should visit is Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum.

The "Ground Vision" is a huge floor screen that provides a bird's-eye view of the East and West camps. The theater recreates the clash between the two armies with powerful images that make you feel as if you have wandered into a historical scene. The facility allows visitors to experience the Battle of Sekigahara through all five senses, including exhibits of valuable documents related to the battle and photo opportunities to put on a battle haori and pretend to be a warrior of the Sengoku (warring states) period.

"Ground Vision" shows the flow and tactics leading up to the Battle of Sekigahara on a huge floor screen. A chronological table and map are displayed on the screen, and you can overlook the flow of the east and west camps.

A powerful "Theater". On the screen, even the wind that the soldiers run through and the vibrations of the feet when the large army walks are reproduced. You can feel as if you are on the battlefield with wind, vibration, light and sound effects. It is full of realism.

Exhibition room & Sengoku experience corner on the 2nd floor. In the exhibition room, they display historical materials that lead to a broader and deeper understanding of the virtual experience on the first floor.

At Sengoku Experience Corner, visitors can actually hold replica swords and firearms to feel their weight, and there is a photo booth where they can enjoy the experience of becoming a samurai.

"Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum" - you can experience the Battle of Sekigahara with all five senses!

The Battle of Sekigahara is known as the battle that decided who would rule the country. The "Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum" opened on October 21, 2020 in Sekigahara Town, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, the site of the decisive battle. "Ground Vision'' is a huge floor screen that provides a bird's-eye view of the eastern and western camps. A historic clash between the two armies...

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[Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum]
Address: 894-55 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu 503-1501
https://sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp/

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https://sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp/attention/

<Entrance fee>
General: 500 yen
High school and university students: 300 yen
Junior high school students and younger: Free
* Groups (20 people or more): Adults 400 yen, high school and university students 240 yen, junior high school students and younger free.
Annual passport: 1,200 yen for adults, 800 yen for high school and college students

Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Annex Restaurant

Battle of Sekigahara 2-color curry 1,200 yen (tax included)

At the annex restaurant adjacent to Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum, you can enjoy original menus inspired by military commanders who participated in the Battle of Sekigahara.

"Battle of Sekigahara 2-color curry". This is an east-west curry where you can enjoy two flavors: black curry with Okazaki Hatcho miso, inspired by the Eastern Army, and Kansai-style kelp dashi curry inspired by the Western Army.

[Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Annex Restaurant & Cafe]
Address: 894-92 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Business hours (cafe): 09:30 to 17:00 (order stop 16:30)
Business hours (restaurant): Weekdays 11:00-15:00 Order stop/
Holidays 11:00-15:30 Order stop
Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, the next weekday)
http://gifu-sekigahara.com/

There are also Sengoku warlord goods that can only be found here! “Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Annex Shop”

Sekigahara Arare (rice crackers) 378 yen (tax included)

Big Wish Fulfillment Superstition Assortment of Winning Snacks 750 yen each (tax included)

This is also an "annex shop'' adjacent to the memorial hall. Here, they have more than 200 types of Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum original goods that can only be purchased here, thanks to the cooperation of Sengoku goods manufacturers from all over the country and famous manufacturers with sales records at the Taiga Drama Museum shop.

[Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Annex Shop]
Address: 894-92 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Business hours: 9:30-17:00
https://sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp/shop/

"Sekigahara Warland" where the battle of Sekigahara is reproduced with dolls

A battle theme park that uniquely recreates "Battle of Sekigahara" is Sekigahara Warland. The battle of Sekigahara was fought in the town of Sekigahara, Fuwa County, Gifu Prefecture. The battle of Sekigahara is recreated based on historical facts in Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture, with life-size statues of warriors created by Shoun Asano, a concrete artist.

Even if you are not a history fan, this is a spot where you can enjoy learning about history!

All of the sculptures on display were created by the concrete artist Shoun Asano.
Momotaro Shrine (Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture), Goshikien Garden (Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture), and Sekigahara Warland (Sekigahara Town, Gifu Prefecture) are collectively called the “Three Great Holy Lands of Shoun Asano” among fans.

In the vast grounds of about 10,000 tsubo, the life-size diorama that condensed and reproduced the formation map of the Battle of Sekigahara is a masterpiece! You can also take pictures freely, so please try to become a Sengoku warlord.

"Sekigahara Warland," where the Battle of Sekigahara is reproduced with more than 240 dolls! 

The "Battle of Sekigahara" was said to be the battle that decided who would rule the country. The battle between the Eastern Army led by Ieyasu Tokugawa and the Western Army led by Mitsunari Ishida in Sekigahara, Mino Province (Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture). "Sekigahara Warland" is a battle theme park that uniquely reproduces the state of such a battle based on historical facts. Seki...

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[Sekigahara Warland]
Address: 1701-6 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Phone number: 0584-43-0302
Business hours: 10:00-16:00 (until 15:00 in winter from December to March)
Price: 500 yen for adults, 300 yen for children
https://warland-web.jimdosite.com/

"Sekigahara Hanaibuki'', a restaurant specializing in Omi beef

Sekigahara Hanaibuki is a restaurant next to Sekigahara Warland that specializes in Omi beef. Here, you will find one of the largest souvenir shops in the area, as well as delicious food. The "Yomogi-chan," a rice cake freshly pounded every day and filled with a rare soybean flour filling, and the moist and rich "honey baumkuchen" made with Ibuki Hyakuso honey from Mt. Ibuki are especially recommended.

You can also purchase pouch beef curry and Omi beef made from a special recipe by Hanaibuki's head chef, Mr. Katagiri!

Umakara nabe with umami and spiciness. Limited collaboration menu with Nagoya shachiwa 2,200 yen (tax included)

"Omi Beef Zukushi" where you can enjoy 5 grade Omi beef. 2,200 yen (tax included)

A variety of Omi beef can be enjoyed at the restaurant. "Meigyu Zanmai (2,200 yen)" where you can enjoy Omi beef, Hida beef, and Matsusaka beef all at once, and Sekigahara's specialty "Tenka-don" are also popular.

We especially recommend the Omi beef lunch that comes with an admission ticket to Sekigahara Warland.

If you are going to Sekigahara Warland, check it out!

[Sekigahara Hanaibuki]
Address: 1707-2 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Opening hours: Shop (10:00-16:00, hours may be reduced depending on the season) / Dining (11:00-14:00)
Regular holiday: No holidays (may be temporarily closed)
https://www.sekigahara-hanaibuki.com/

Tourist attraction "Ibukiyama Driveway" overlooking the Nobi Plain

One of the places you should visit when you come to Sekigahara is “Ibukiyama Driveway”. Mt. Ibuki, which straddles the border of Shiga and Gifu prefectures, has an altitude of 1,377m. It has been selected as one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains.

The Ibukiyama Driveway, which has a total length of 17km, allows you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature while driving up to the ninth route. From the summit parking lot at the end, you can enjoy three hiking trails. Climbing to the summit while admiring the seasonal alpine plants and flower gardens should be a very refreshing experience.

At the top of Mt. Ibuki, there is a mountain lodge and a souvenir store, making the rest time after the summit an enjoyable experience.

[Ibukiyama Driveway]
Address: 1586 Teratani, Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
Opening hours: 8:00-20:00 (Last entry 18:00)
http://www.ibukiyama-driveway.jp/

Let's visit historic sites!

When you come to Sekigahara, you want to visit historic sites. We will pick up from among many and introduce them!

Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Bicycle rentals are also available at the regional sight seeing information corner on the first floor of the main building. The bicycle rental service offers courses focusing on seven military commanders, including the Ishida Mitsunari Course, so we recommend that you take the course of your favorite military commander.

The "decisive battlefield" where the fiercest battle took place

The "decisive battle site" where the fierce battle was fought is an indispensable part of a tour of historical sites. With Mt. Sasao in the background, the site of the decisive battle is located in the middle of what is now a wide expanse of rice fields. It is said that the area was filled with eastern troops attacking Ishida's and Shimazu's troops when the western army was crushed by Hideaki Kobayakawa's treachery. The victory or defeat in the battle between the two armies was decided in only half a day.

If you think that fierce battles were fought in this area, the view of this idyllic scenery will change again.

[Battlefield]
Address: 1202 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/kessenchi.html

Mt. Sasao, Ishida Mitsunari's camp ruins, where he carried out his righteous duty to Hideyoshi Toyotomi 

If you look out over the entire ancient battlefield from the top of Mt. Sasao, you will feel as if you have slipped back in time.

There is a monument of "Ishida Mitsunari camp trace" on Mt. Sasao, a small mountain located in the northwest of the decisive battlefield. On Mt. Sasao, the Babou-saku (horse barriers) used to defend against enemy attacks during battles have been restored. At the time of the battle, Sakon Shima, who was said to be "someone too much for Mitsunari," was placed on the front line and commanded from the top of the mountain.

[Mt. Sasao and Mitsunari Ishida Camp Site]
Address: 4008 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/ishidamitsunarijinato.html

Mt. Momokubari, "Ieyasu Tokugawa the site of the first camp ruins," which was confident of victory.

Walking up the stairs along Route 21 for about 2 minutes, you will find Mt. Momokubari where Ieyasu Tokugawa first set up its main camp. Actually, Mt. Momokubari is said to be the site of the camp of the two great warlords, as there is a legend that the victor, Oama-no-mikoto, left Nogami Angu and set up camp there during the Jinshin War, which took place before the Battle of Sekigahara.

Therefore Ieyasu seems to have encamped in this place as auspicious. The stool stone and desk stone that Ieyasu Tokugawa used during the Battle of Sekigahara still remain.

[Ieyasu Tokugawa First camp ruins
Address: 1424-1 Oaza Nogami, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu-ken
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/momokubariyama.html

To keep an eye on Kobayakawa? The site of Otani Yoshitsugu's camp ruins

The "Otani Yoshitsugu Camp Ruins," where the first camp was set up during the Battle of Sekigahara, is located a short distance downhill from "Otani Yoshitsugu's Tomb" in Yamanaka. This camp was established on the steep slope above "Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine" about ten days before the Battle of Sekigahara began.

[Otani Yoshitsugu's camp ruins]
Address: 30-1 Yamanaka, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/otaniyoshitsugujinato.html

Clever gun strategy "Shimazu Yoshihiro camp ruins"

About 800 meters south of Mt. Sasao's Mitsunari Ishida camp ruins is said to be the site of Yoshihiro Shimazu's camp. Yoshihiro Shimazu is famous for his miraculous survival from the Battle of Sekigahara, "Shimazu's Nokiguchi", but he is also known for his skillful use of guns in battle.

The guns took turns sniping and shooting down the cavalry. If you visit the historical sites with the fact that a small force of only 800 men supported the Western Army from the center, you will probably see the camp site in a different light.

[Shimazu Yoshihiro camp ruins]
Address: 1869-3 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/shimazuyoshihirojinato.html

"Ieyasu Tokugawa last camp ruins'' that led to victory

The site of the last camp of Ieyasu Tokugawa is located in a lush green area called Jimbano Park, right next to JR Sekigahara Station. Here, around 11:00 am on the day of the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu was irritated by the difficult battle and moved the headquarters from Mt. Momokubari to the very center of Sekigahara, just below Mt. Sasao, the Mitsunari headquarters. Ieyasu ordered Kobayakawa Hideaki at Mt. Matsuo to open fire on Mitsunari, and he successfully turned the tables and led his troops to victory in the Battle of Sekigahara.

After the battle, the head of the enemy was examined at this site. In the center of the platform stands a pillar with the inscription "Shogi-ba Ieyasu Tokugawa shinkiken-kakusho."

[Ieyasu Tokugawa last battle site ruins]
Address: 959-2 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
https://www.sekigahara1600.com/spot/tokugawaieyasujinato.html

This time, we introduced recommended spots in Sekigahara! Please use it as a reference for your outing.