10Historic Sekigahara Battleground / Armour Experience

In the modern day, Gifu Prefecture’s Sekigahara is a peaceful land filled with beautiful rural landscapes, however, in the year 1600, it was a location where the entire country's military commanders would gather, and is also the location where one of Japan’s largest fights in history took place.
To this day, various famous spots from that battle such as where it started and ended, “Sasaoyama” where the western forces main power “Ishida Mitsunari” lost his battle, “Jinbano” where the eastern forces main power “Tokugawa Ieyasu” won the battle in the end among many more famous locations relating to samurai. Within the relics left behind are anti-cavalry palisades, monuments, flags with family crests painted on, among many more which all let you feel the history of the area.
You are able to rent bicycles at the site of the Sekigahara battleground, so we would highly recommend using them to see everything you can. Also, there is an opportunity to try on some replica samurai armour, surely something both adults and children alike can enjoy.