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Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum

Tuyuhun, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum

岐阜関ケ原古戦場記念館

Gifu · Chubu

A museum (opened Oct 2020) built on the site of Tokugawa Ieyasu's final encampment at Sekigahara, where the decisive 1600 battle that ended the Sengoku era and founded the Tokugawa shogunate was fought. Features an overhead 'Ground Vision' battle-recreation screen, VR combat experience, armor/weapon exhibits, and a 5th-floor observation deck.

Why we picked it

The prefecture's #1 historical site is overshadowed by Kyoto/Osaka castle-and-shogun circuits despite being THE turning point of Japanese history; most itineraries skip Sekigahara entirely even though it's a fast day trip from Nagoya.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.5· 3,673 reviews
Opening hours
Mon Closed Tue–Sun 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
General adult ¥500; high school/university ¥300; middle school and younger free. Last entry 4:30 PM.
Nearest station
JR Sekigahara Station (Tokaido Main Line)
Website
sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp

Today

9:30–17:00Tue closedMon closed

Admission

  • General adult ¥500; high school/university ¥300; middle school and younger free. Last entry 4:30 PM.

Stored weekly hours

Mon Closed Tue–Sun 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

How to get there

~10 min walk north. ~1 hr from Nagoya via JR Tokaido Main Line (JR Pass covered); by car, 5 min from Sekigahara IC on the Meishin Expressway.

Tags

museumbattlefieldhistory

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