Saigagake Museum - Hamamatsu

It is designated as an archaeological site of the prefecture, and the battle of Mikatagahara is reproduced with a diorama, and the historical evidence is certain because it is an exhibit in the museum.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's diorama describes an episode of losing and fleeing a war, a small but local museum. Ensuring that you listen to the volunteers' explanations.

There is a local guide. Please ask me a lot. It's kind. And a must-see video. Very well organized ?

There was a parking lot ヽ (^ o ^) 丿 The cliff is an amorphous and mysterious place. The museum was pinpointing the Battle of Mikatagahara. As you said, he was a kind and honest guide.

The introduction in the video was easy to understand and helpful. This made me understand the connection between the Battle of Mikatagahara and the Enshu Buddhist Nembutsu. There are many diorama of Mr. Takuji Yamada, and the power of the battle of Mikatagahara has been transmitted.

The old museum, which was set up in the "Souen-do" to memorialize the victims of the Battle of Mikatagahara, has been rebuilt because it has deteriorated. In the museum, materials related to the Battle of Mikatagahara and the Enshu Daimonbutsu are displayed, and there are easy-to-understand video explanations, and various pamphlets are also available. In particular, the diorama that realistically reproduces the battle of Mikatagahara has a sense of reality as if you were looking at the battlefield from the sky. The tourist volunteer guide will explain very kindly. Did Saigagake make the Edo period? ] If there was no Saigagake (which was longer and deeper at that time) and the terrain was open on the north side of Hamamatsu Castle, the Takeda army (Yamaken corps) would not let many soldiers fall, and nearly 30,000 main corps would be there. Hamamatsu Castle would have been captured if a total war was set up. Ieyasu, who had escaped from the Battle of Mikatagahara, was defeated or surrendered, and Hamamatsu became a subordinate of Mr. Takeda. It may not have happened. The 450-year history to this day must have been completely different without the birth of the Edo period by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Therefore, I think that the existence of Saigagake itself had a great influence on the history of Japan. I presume that the place where the Takeda army was camp was on the east side of Hamamatsu Kita High School, but at that time it was a plateau with several valleys. Even though there was a burning light at Puji Temple 600 meters away, if the gun corps threatened from behind in the dark night in such a place, the Takeda army, which was attacked by falling asleep and was geographically unfamiliar, would be confused and a human horse. It must have fallen to the bottom of the valley. The number of casualties varies widely depending on the literature, but I think it was actually about several tens. By the way, there is no definite literature on the anecdote that the white cloth was disguised as a bridge covered with snow, and it is just one of the legends of Ieyasu that is common in Hamamatsu City, like "Azukimochi Eating Escape". After this battle, the Takeda army has been stagnant for more than a dozen days in the village of Osakabe, just 12 km away, and has passed the year. During that time, Ieyasu speculates that he was having a sleepless day, but the Takeda army did not attack Hamamatsu Castle. It may have been a decision made by Shingen and Katsuyori in response to the war situation report from Mr. Yamaken, but I guessed the reason. At that time, his condition had worsened a few months before Shingen died of illness, so he was bearish and prioritized the capture of Noda Castle in Mikawa, and may have downplayed the ability of the young Ieyasu, who was 31 years old. In addition, there was a risk that Nobunaga's reinforcements would rush if it took time to capture Hamamatsu Castle. It was good to have formed an alliance with Ieyasu for a while, and it is possible that Shingen, who had been a priest, avoided causing many casualties. In any case, the oversight of Ieyasu contributed to the end result of Mr. Takeda being destroyed by the Nobunaga-Ieyasu Allied Forces at Mt. Tenmoku. Historically, it is said that the battle of Mikatagahara was a great defeat of Ieyasu, but if the fact that the night attack on Saigagake caused the Takeda army to retreat, it is practically true. I think it was a "losing battle of about 8 to 2". It can be said that 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. In addition, the battle of Mikatagahara, which has been treated lightly in history, may be given more importance due to the fact that the survival of Ieyasu led to the birth of the Tokugawa Shogunate. .. [About Enshu Buddhist Buddha] The powerful "Enshu Daimenbutsu" to be held in the open space in front of the museum on July 15th in Obon is a must-see. It is said that this was started to calm the grudges of Takeda soldiers who fell to Saigagake and were sacrificed, and it is still widely practiced in the Enshu region. On the other hand, there is a theory that there used to be a cemetery around here, and that the Great Buddha was a memorial service for the spirits that sleep there.

It is on the battlefield where Ieyasu gave a quick glance at the "Battle of Mikatagahara" where Shingen Takeda beat Ieyasu Tokugawa in his youth and showed the difference in case. Ieyasu, who managed to escape to Hamamatsu Castle after the great defeat, learned that Masakage Yamagata, who had pursued the castle, was camping around the Saiga Cliff 1km north, and ordered a night attack. The mountain prefectural government should not have gone deep into unfamiliar enemy territory, and at night when there was no visibility. A part of the army confused by the night attack fell to the bottom of the valley, causing many casualties. The place is the cliff next to the museum. By the way, Ieyasu dared to hit the castle and enter the Battle of Mikatagahara, even though he was inferior in number and quality to the Tokugawa Oda Allied Forces 11000 against the Takeda group 27,000 who had been in battle. The reason is that his subordinates were not salaried workers like in the Edo period, but independent landlords with their own territories and territories. Ieyasu has a duty of security to protect the inhabitants and assets of the territory, and if he cannot do so, he will be abandoned by the landlords even if he is safe, and even if he turns over to Takeda, he cannot complain. For that reason, the only way to overlook Takeda's overrunning the territory was to use an impossible act. After all, although he lost, he tried to confront Shingen like a demon and give his life to pass his faith, so he kept the contract no matter what, and as a man who can not escape no matter who the other party is It became the medal of Ieyasu's life. However, Ieyasu is also an interesting person, who respects Shingen, who was once killed, for the rest of his life, and continues to learn his skill techniques throughout his life (laughs). It is very interesting that I was not dyed by the modernism and splendor of my friend Oda Nobunaga. For Ieyasu, a common sense person who has too much sense of balance, Shingen's profoundness, solidity, and simplicity may have been on his skin. In that sense, Shingen's true successor may not have been his son Takeda Katsuyori, but his enemy, Ieyasu. Ieyasu has a more conservative image than Hideyoshi Nobunaga, but in terms of respecting rules and trust, he is more like a current "president" than a "dictator", which is why his subordinates can follow him with peace of mind. .. Only this point is ahead of Hideyoshi Nobunaga, and Ieyasu smells of modern society.

The staff was very kind and explained with a smile. Thank you very much. You can watch a video of Mikatagahara at the museum. Saigagake here is just north of this museum. I was surprised because the terrain is very strange. Natsume Yoshinobu's monument is a short walk north of this museum.