[Gifu Prefecture Tourism Resources Utilization Division] – Sengoku Main Stage Gifu
-The most exciting Sengoku festival in Sekigahara, “Ozekigahara Festival 2024 ~ East-West showdown, set in Gifu Sekigahara ~” The main program has been decided, allowing you to experience the Battle of Sekigahara from various perspectives!
*Gifu Prefecture Tourism Resources Utilization Division*
Press release: August 23, 2024
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– Sengoku Main Stage Gifu
-The most exciting Sengoku festival in Sekigahara, “Ozekigahara Festival 2024 ~ East-West showdown, set in Gifu Sekigahara ~” The main program has been decided, allowing you to experience the Battle of Sekigahara from various perspectives!
*Various events will be held starting from 9/7 “Sekigahara Night 2024” until 10/20*
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Gifu Prefecture is the place where Oda Nobunaga raised his military power over the world, the place where Toyotomi Hideyoshi set out to advance his career at Sunomata Ichiya Castle, and the place where Tokugawa Ieyasu ended the Sengoku era with the Battle of Sekigahara, and there are many places in Gifu Prefecture. This is the “Sengoku Main Stage,” which features the Sengoku period and warlord Kangen. *
The prefecture and Sekigahara Town are working to improve the Sekigahara Battlefield and disseminate information with the aim of improving the highly known Sekigahara Battlefield into a core tourism resource for wide-area tourism.
As part of this effort, the event “Ozekigahara Festival” will be held to promote the charm of the Sekigahara battlefield, starting with “Sekigahara Night 2024” (outdoor reading music picture scroll) on Saturday, September 7th, and ending on Sunday, October 20th. 2024” will be held. Among them, the event program for the main event, October 19th (Saturday) and October 20th (Sunday), has been decided, and we will inform you as follows along with “Sekigahara Night 2024″. * On Saturday, September 7th, a one-night-only pageant will be held to examine the historical value of Sekigahara! *
The narrators are actor Keiko Takeshita and actor Manato Sekiguchi. A tenor singer expresses the feelings of Western army “Ishida Mitsunari” and eastern army “Tokugawa Ieyasu.”
Hironori Jo, baritone singer Kazuhiro Tsunoda
Kazuhiro). Additionally, the feelings of Yodo-dono, who was far away at Osaka Castle on the day of the battle, are depicted through chants by mezzo-soprano Kiyoko Tajima.
(Photo) Last year’s “Sekigahara Night”
[Date and time] September 7th (Saturday) 19:00-19:50 (doors open at 18:00) [Venue] Sasaoyama parking lot special stage
[Performance]
“Reminiscence – Sekigahara Gaiden” Watershed of history – September 15th, 1987 [Appearance]
Keiko Takeshita (actor)
Mr. Manato Sekiguchi (actor)
Hironori Jo (vocalist)
Mr. Kazuhiro Tsunoda (vocalist)
Kiyoko Tajima (vocalist)
[Ticket]
S seat 2,000 yen (includes souvenir)
A seat 1,000 yen
*Now on sale at Ticket Pia or Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum
* On October 19th (Saturday) and 20th (Sunday), we will interpret the “Battle of Sekigahara” from various perspectives! *
At this event, various lectures and talks related to the Battle of Sekigahara are scheduled, including the “Sekigahara Research Conference” by the Sekigahara Study Group, which was established in October last year.
On Saturday the 19th, Tama University visiting professor Atsushi Kawai A keynote speech was given by Mr. Atsushi, who explained the battle that separated the world in an easy-to-understand manner, taking into account the new theories of the Battle of Sekigahara that have appeared in recent years. Next, Professor Emeritus of the
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Kazuhiko Kasaya, Junji Mitsunari, Special Researcher, Graduate School of Comparative Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Goki Mizuno, History Researcher
A panel discussion will be held on the issues and issues surrounding the new theory.
On the 20th (Sunday), Taichi Kitamura, Echika Koike, and Yusuke Shinozaki attended the Sekigahara Research Group Conference “Young Researchers Results Presentation”.
The results will be presented by three people, including Mr. Yusuke (Mr. Yusuke).
We will also invite two guests from the Gettysburg Battlefield in the United States and the Waterloo Battlefield in the Kingdom of Belgium, which continue to interact with the Sekigahara Battlefield as one of the world’s three major battlefields, to talk about the charm and historical significance of each battlefield. “Overseas Old
Battlefields Special Talk” will be held.
* In honor of the “Battle that divides the world,” East and West face off with various content! *
In addition, there will be East-West Human Shogi, where top shogi players of today compete on a giant shogi board, East-West Showdown Flower Battle, where flower arrangers captivate the audience with their brilliant performances, East-West Bushotai Enbu Gassen, and more than 15 famous stores from around the country. There are a variety of events, including the annual “Bread Marche in Sekigahara,” which is a huge success.
East-West Human Shogi
East-West Ikebana Battle
Eastern and Western military commanders demonstration battle
* Decipher ancient documents in an easy-to-understand manner! *
On the 19th (Saturday), at the “Ningen Juku” in the Sekigahara Ningen Village, the curator of the Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum will give an “Old Documents Interpretation Course in Seki” where he will explain in an easy-to-understand manner how to read and highlight ancient documents related to the Battle of Sekigahara. Gahara Human Village” will be held.
* Explore art, historical sites, and nature! *
On September 14th (Saturday), October 10th (Thursday), and October 19th (Saturday), the exhibition will be held at the “Sekigahara Human Village”, a large art space with an art museum, cafe, etc. in a vast green space, and the ancient battlefield. We will be holding the “Sekigahara Human Village Premium Tour” (participation fee: 1,000 yen/person), where you will tour historical sites and nature with a guide.
* “Sekigahara Battle Festival 2024” will be held simultaneously! * Last year’s Sekigahara battle picture scroll
On the 20th (Sunday), the Sekigahara Tourism Ambassador and actor Koji Yamamoto, who is active in various fields such as television, movies, and theater, will be in attendance.
A special talk show by Mr. Koji) will be held at Mt. Sasao.
In addition, approximately 110 armored warriors from all over the country will depict the Battle of Sekigahara in three parts: “Arrangement Performance,” “All-Army Warrior Parade,” and “Sekigahara Battle Picture Scroll.” This year, Koji Yamamoto will be participating in the Sekigahara Battle Emaki 2024’s marching ceremony and all-army warrior procession as Mitsunari Ishida.
*Other events during “Ozekigahara Festival 2024”*
* 1) September 15th (Sunday) “Sekigahara Battle Day” *
Reenactment of Noroage, Sekigahara Gun Corps performance
* 2) September 29th (Sunday) Sekigahara Camp Ruins Conquest Walking * An annual walking event that tours the ruins of the old battlefield. There are three courses of different distances (16km, 12km, and 7km).
Demonstration by Sekigahara Gun Corps
For event details, please refer to the special website.
[Special site] https://daisekigaharasai.pref.gifu.lg.jp/
* About Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum *
■* Enjoy the Battle of Sekigahara with all five senses – see, touch, and feel the Sengoku main stage*
* 1. Experience the Battle of Sekigahara | “Ground Vision” “Theater” * 1st floor theater
There is a “Ground Vision” that provides a bird’s-eye view of the Battle of Sekigahara that engulfed all of Japan, and a “Theater” where you can experience wind, vibration, light and sound as if you were immersed in Sekigahara on the day of the battle. The battle will be reproduced with a sense of realism.
* 2. Touch history | “Exhibition room” “Sengoku experience corner” * 2nd floor Sengoku experience corner
The museum introduces the Battle of Sekigahara from its beginning to its conclusion, using actual materials and other materials. In March 2024, we also began exhibiting the digital art “Sekigahara Gunzo Folding Screen,” which features a moving battle map. The experience corner where you can touch real-looking weapons and take photos as a Sengoku warlord while wearing a jinbaori is also popular.
From October 8th (Tuesday) to November 24th (Sunday), we will be holding the autumn exhibition “Sekigahara – Revival of the Battle that Separates the World.”
3.* Observation room*
5th floor observation room
From the 360-degree glass-enclosed observation room on the 5th floor, you can enjoy a panoramic view of present-day Sekigahara, allowing you to compare the scenery from the time of the battle mentioned in the exhibition with the present day.
* ■Visiting ancient battlefields and historic sites*
You can actually experience the remains of the battles of the many warlords mentioned at the memorial museum. There is also a walking course that follows the stories of the seven warlords that represent Sekigahara, and by looking down on the battlefield from each warlord’s position, you can see the scenery that they saw at the time. One of the attractions of the Sekigahara Battlefield is that you can not only see exhibits that make full use of the latest technology, but also walk through it yourself and see and experience it with your own eyes.
* ■Facility overview*
〇Address: 894-55 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture 〇Telephone: 0584-47-6070
〇H P https://sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp/
〇Access 10 minutes walk from Sekigahara Station on the JR Tokaido Main Line 〇Established October 21, 2020
〇Director: Tetsuo Owada
〇Operated by Gifu Prefecture
〇Opening hours: 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
〇Closed: Every Monday
※If it is a holiday, the next weekday, 12/29-1/3
〇Fees
Regular autumn exhibition
(10/8-11/24)
General 500 yen 1,000 yen
University/high school student 300 yen 800 yen
Junior high school students and under Free Free
*Group rates and annual passports available