犀ヶ崖古戦場

Hamamatsu tourist spot is a recommended point. First free! There is also a parking lot. It is said that during the battle of Mikatahara, the Tokugawa army displayed a long cloth on this cliff like a bridge, and dropped the Takeda army that had been chasing under it. For that reason, this area is called Nunobashi (although this is a true legend and not a true story...). The famous strange festival of Enshu, "Enshu Daienbutsu," was started to calm these spirits. If you're lucky, you can sometimes see squirrels living near here ?

During the Battle of Mikatagahara, when the Takeda Army advanced to Saiga Cliff, the geographically uninformed Takeda Army stepped out and many of them fell under the cliff. Saiga Cliff was a deep and large valley where the Ieyasu army made a cloth bridge over the cliff, gazed at Takeda's army, and fell to the cliffs one after another, causing great damage. The legendary name of the place now called "Nunobashi" is also given. It is said to have been completely reclaimed at present, and has changed from the topography at that time, but at that time it was said that it was about 2 km east-west, about 50 m wide, cliffs on both banks and the depth was about 40 m. Along the National Route 257 in Nunobashi 1-chome, there is a historical monument engraved as "Mikatahara Ancient Battlefield Saiga Cliff", and there is also the Sai Cliff Museum. It was designated as a cultural property of Shizuoka Prefecture on April 1, 1952.

It was very good that the museum explained it in an easy-to-understand manner. It is said that the story of making Nunohashi by hanging white cloth is a story that was created later, but it is true that the samurai of the Takeda army fell to the bottom of the cliff. He heard the moans of the ghosts at night, and he called a monk from Aichi prefecture to mourn for a memorial service.

In the "Saiga Cliff Ancient Battlefield", when the Takeda army, which won the battle of Mikatagahara, pursued the routing Tokugawa army, the Tokugawa army made a surprise attack by taking advantage of the cliff terrain here, and chased more than this. It is a place where you can tell that you did not allow the run. It is now an urban area, and there are only a few places where you can see the cliff topography around the historic site. However, the steep terrain that can still be seen is perfect for ambush soldiers, and I think it was good to get rid of the Takeda army, which has no advantage. However, since Hamamatsu Castle is just a stone's throw away from here, the castle may have fallen if you didn't reward it at Saigagake. In that case, history changed drastically, and I thought that it was an ancient battlefield that changed history, thinking that the Edo period of Taihei might not have come.

Shingen Takeda and young Ieyasu Tokugawa faced each other, and many soldiers died from deep cliffs. Enshu Daibutsu Buddha has been held to comfort those spirits. If you look into the cliff, you will feel the illusion of being drawn into the warriors' dreams.

It is a trace of an old battlefield where the Tokugawa clan, who lost the battle of Mikatagahara, ambushed the Takeda army and caused great damage. You might get angry when you say this, but I think this is a myth to camouflage the defeat of Mikatagahara as much as possible. In other words, the Tokugawa army was defeated by the Takeda army in Mikatagahara, but here it was a reward ... What do you think? Even so, Saigagake is deep. I'm not afraid of heights, but looking down on the cliffs makes me dazzle. But in the old days it was deeper than it is now. The museum also showed me a valuable old photograph of Saigagake. In any case, I don't think there are many places in the city where you can see such a big cliff. In that sense, it's a valuable place. There is a monument of Ryota Oshima in the immediate vicinity of the stone monument on the ancient battlefield. Is it a camellia just by wearing a helmet on the rock corner?

If you go on weekdays, the guide will guide you and explain in detail in various ways ~ ? ? Monday is a holiday so no one is there ❗ There is also a parking space in the back ?️? ~ ?

It is an old battlefield that is considered part of the Battle of Mikatagahara. Saigagake, which used to be 50m wide, 40m deep and 2km long, has collapsed and buried over the years and is now 30m wide, 13m deep and 400m long. It has become smaller. Due to the reclamation in 1945, the western end was interrupted by National Highway 257, but I imagine that it extended further to the west at the time of the battle. "If Saigagake did not exist and the terrain around Hamamatsu Castle was more open, the Takeda army could have attacked Hamamatsu Castle with a large army without letting many soldiers fall off the cliff. I thought. If around 30,000 Takeda main corps had set up a total war, Hamamatsu Castle, which was still small, would have been captured, and Ieyasu, who had fled from Mikatagahara to the castle, would have been defeated or surrendered. As a result, Hamamatsu became a subordinate of Mr. Takeda, and the battles of Suwahara Castle and Takatenjin Castle did not occur, the situation of Nagashino's battle changed, and even the battle of Sekigahara may not have occurred. As a corollary, there must have been a completely different history of 450 years to this day without the Edo period by the Tokugawa Shogunate. For that reason, I think that the topography around Saigagake and Hamamatsu Castle had a great influence on the history of Japan. Ieyasu's sense of fortification, which skillfully utilizes the terrain that can be said to be a natural hazard, is nothing short of spectacular. I presume that the Takeda army was camping in the eastern part of Kita High School, but at that time it was a plateau with several valleys. If the gun corps threatened in such a place at night, the Takeda army, whose geography was unfamiliar, would have fallen to the bottom of the valley one after another. The number of casualties varies widely depending on the literature, but it is estimated that the number was actually several tens. By the way, regarding the anecdote that a white cloth was disguised as a bridge covered with snow, there is no reliable literature and it is technically impossible, so it is one of the legends of Ieyasu that is common in Hamamatsu City, like "Azukimochi and Zenitori". I think it's just something. For the next ten or so days, the Takeda army has stagnated in the village of Osakabe, just 12 km away, and has passed the year. During that time, Ieyasu would have had a sleepless day, but Hamamatsu Castle was not attacked. Maybe because Shingen's condition had deteriorated considerably, or because Nobunaga's reinforcements might have rushed in, Shingen and his son Katsuyori disregarded the future of 31-year-old Ieyasu and prioritized the capture of Mikawa's Noda Castle over Hamamatsu Castle. I did. In any case, the oversight of Ieyasu in Hamamatsu was a cause of grief, leading to the destruction of Katsuyori by the Nobunaga-Ieyasu Allied Forces on Mt. Tenmoku. By the way, even in the "Battle of Hitokotozaka" about two and a half months ago, Ieyasu was killed by Shingen. Historically, it is said that the battle of Mikatagahara was a great defeat of Ieyasu, but using the "Empty Fort Strategy", he set fire to Puji Temple and rewarded the Takeda army with a night attack on the Saiga cliff. If the fact that I retreated was a fact, I think that it was actually a "losing battle of about 7 to 3". Ieyasu, who survived many battles and lived a long life of 75 years old, was a man who was blessed with not only ability but also luck. The Battle of Mikatagahara rarely appears in Japanese history textbooks and has been treated lightly. However, from the fact that "Ieyasu survived in this battle with a lifetime of nine deaths, the Tokugawa Shogunate was realized", I think it may be more important.