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Battlefield Commencement Marker

国指定史跡関ヶ原古戦場開戦地

A marker dedicated to where the first shots of the battle were fired. It also has benches and information boards that detail the order of battle and positions.

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Sekigahara, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Restaurant Mirai
未来食堂
A restaurant near the Battle Commencement Marker, with views of the surrounding mountains.
Wed-Sat 11:30-15:30
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Field Camp Ground
床几場 Shōgiba
Also called "Tokugawa's Final Encampment", this is the spot where Tokugawa Ieyasu held a council meeting after the end of the battle and was presented with the decapitated heads of the enemy's leaders. A small shrine marks the spot.
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Ukita Hideie's Encampment Site
宇喜多秀家陣跡
Ukita Hideie from Bizen Province (present-day Okayama), served as Vice Commander of the Western army, and brought the largest army on the Western Front, consisting of over 17,000 soldiers. Hideie was able to escape the battle and travel all the way to Satsuma Province (Kagoshima) before eventually being apprehended. He was spared a death sentence but was exiled to Hachijojima where he spent the rest of his life.
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Site of Sekigahara Battleground
関ケ原古戦場 Sekigahara kosenjō
This marks the site of the bloodiest clash between the Eastern and Western armies in the Battle of Sekigahara. The monument here is flanked by the flags of the leaders of both armies, Ishida and Tokugawa.