murmurSekigahara Battle Festival
Sekigahara Town · Sekigahara Fureai Center, Jinbano Park, Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum and the Sasaoyama area
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Dai-Sekigahara Festival Official Site (Gifu Prefecture and Sekigahara Town) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 17–18, 2026 Around 10:00–16:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Two days each autumn. Held rain or shine (some events may be cancelled or changed)
- Venue
- Sekigahara Fureai Center, Jinbano Park, Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum and the Sasaoyama area
- City
- Sekigahara Town, Gifu
About
Each autumn for 2 days, Sekigahara, home to the site of the Battle of Sekigahara, stages its samurai festival. At its heart is the Sekigahara Battle Scroll, in which armored warriors from around Japan tell the story of the battle in three acts: taking positions, a grand procession of the whole army, and the battle itself. The Eastern and Western armies set up at Sasaoyama, Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu ride to Jinbano, and a large-cast drama with an original script replays the fighting. Also on the program are a gun corps firing real matchlocks, local schoolchildren recounting the battle with sword dance and narrated drumming, samurai troupes from around Japan, warring-states-themed live music, and a closing rice-cake scramble.
Sources
- OfficialDai-Sekigahara Festival Official Site (Gifu Prefecture and Sekigahara Town) daisekigaharasai.pref.gifu.lg.jp
- OfficialGifu Travel Guide (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation) www.kankou-gifu.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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