Clashing Forces, East Meets West: Sekigahara, Japan’s Greatest Samurai Battlefield

Relive the day on which Japan’s history was forever changed by its largest, most tumultuous and most decisive battle, fought on the grounds of Sekigahara (also one of the world’s three major ancient battlefields) in the year 1600. See with your own eyes and tour the very areas ventured by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, and his opponent, Ishida Mitsunari, as you discover the historical setting of the battle with weaponry and armory. Explore the Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum, featuring revolutionary technology in showcasing the details of main happenings and people of the battle, as well as exhibits both original and models that you can touch and interact with. Equip yourself with Sengoku armor and weapons, before making your way around the remains of Ishida’s base camp and taking commemorative photos. Choose between a lunch of delicious Udon with tempura (in either Eastern or Western-styled broth) plus complimentary souvenir, and Sukiyaki made from famous Omi beef. Turn back time and imagine yourself fighting to the very finish, joining in actions of bravery or perhaps, treachery, in the greatest samurai battle of all – the Battle of Sekigahara.

From AUD $834

Highlights

  • Explore Sekigahara, the site of Japan's biggest, most brutal and most decisive of all samurai battles, also one of the world's three major ancient battlefields, through this special course. Imagine the key scenes of the historical drama "Shogun", as you take in a sweeping panorama of the area the way the samurai leaders of the Sengoku period once did centuries ago.​

  • Discover the Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum, a state-of-the-art facility housing various features such as the Ground Vision Theater showcasing the unfolding of dramatic events from a bird's-eye view, the beyond-impressive Theater complete with wind, vibrations and lights accompanying the video portraying the key persons and moving moments of the battle, the expansive artifacts and models of weapons and armory used, as well as the 360-degree, glass sided Observation Room on the 5th floor granting you an-all round opportunity to take in the view of the former battle site with informative maps. Your time at the museum will enable you to gain not just a deeper understanding about the battle - it's as close as you can get to traveling back in time and experiencing what the atmosphere of the battlefield was like from that fateful foggy morning at Sekigahara.​

  • Put on armor fashioned in the style of the famous commanders who valiantly fought in the Battle of Sekigahara, and tour the base camp remains of Western Army leader, Ishida Mitsunari, at Mt. Sasao. Commemorative photo shots are welcome, of course!

  • Naturally, while on the soil of the dividing line between Japan's East and West, you get to decide between different lunch choices - Sukiyaki made from highly-acclaimed Omi beef, or delicious Udon with tempura prepared in either the Eastern or Western style at a local restaurant.​

  • Duration

    5 hours（Option：7 hour）

  • Offered in

    English

What is included

  • Taxi fare for travel at destination

  • Activity fees

  • Lunch (drinks not included)

  • Guide interpreter

  • (Return chartered car service to and from destination and Gifu Staiton or Gifu-Hashima Station)

What is not included

  • Beverages at Lunch

ITINERARY

Meeting / Pickup Point

Sekigahara Station (Options: Gifu Station or Gifu-Hashima Station)

Start time

10:00:00

End point

Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum (Options: Gifu Station or Gifu-Hashima Station)

What To Expect

Step back in time to the legendary Battle of Sekigahara, one of the world's most decisive and brutal samurai battles, with this exclusive tour designed for history enthusiasts. Your journey begins with a visit to the state-of-the-art Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum, where you'll gain an immersive understanding of this pivotal moment in Japanese history through a Ground Vision Theater, a multisensory film experience, and an all-encompassing 360-degree observation deck offering panoramic views of the very ground where the conflict unfolded. Feel the weight of history as you don authentic samurai armor, styled after famous commanders, for a tour of key battle sites, including the base camp of Ishida Mitsunari at Mt. Sasao—the perfect spot for commemorative photos. As you stand on the historical dividing line between Japan's east and west, you'll also get to choose a delicious lunch of Omi beef Sukiyaki or Udon with tempura, prepared in either Eastern or Western style. This unique experience is your chance to truly walk in the footsteps of the samurai and witness the drama that shaped Japan.

Schedule

・(Optional: 8:50 - Meetup at Gifu Station South Exit or in front of Gifu-Hashima Ticket Gates)​
・(Optional: 9:00 - Departure with guide interpreter by chartered car)​
・10:00 - Tour by taxi at the Historic Sekigahara Battlegrounds, Battlefield Memorial Museum Tour, weaponry and armory activity, and more. (80 mins)​
・11:30 - Tour the former base camp of the Western Army at Mt. Sasao dressed in Sengoku armory, photo-taking time (90 mins)​
・13:15 - Lunch (Choices) Sukiyaki or East/West Udon with tempura (60 mins)​
・14:30 - Souvenir shopping at the Battlefield Memorial Museum Gifts Store, dispersal (30 mins)​
・(Optional: Around 16:00 - Arrive at Gifu Station or Gifu-Hashima Station, dispersal)​

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    • Availability: Every Wed-Thu, Fri-Sun from Oct to Mar (Excluding year-end and New Year’s holidays)

    • Another start time 9:00

    • Number of Participants 2 to 8 people

    • Please come in comfortable clothes you can easily move in.​

    • When booking, please ensure that you select whether or not transport is required from Gifu Station or Gifu-Hashima Station), as well as your choices for lunch (Sukiyaki or Udon). ​

    • Please note that sizing for armor can be limited depending on circumstances.

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