関ヶ原の戦い Battle of Sekigahara

Hideaki Kobayakawa's Camp Site
address	2377 Imasu Sekigahara Sekigahara-cho Gifu-ken Japan
Tel	0584-43-1111(town office community promotion section)
over sea	81-584-43-1289(board of education)

JR Sekigahara Station (about 4450 meters to the southwest )
nearby sta.	From JR Sekigahara Sta. to parking lot 2050m	25min on foot
nearby IC	From Sekigahara Interchange to parking lot 2400m	6min by car
	From parking lot to top of Mt Matsuo 1400m	45 min on foot
	parking lot	4cars
	comfort station	No
Hideaki Kobayakawa (who was adopted by Hideyoshi) later became the heir to the Kobayakawa clan. Hideaki took an active part in the Position of Bunroku-Keicho as a commander-in-chief of Hideyoshi’s forces. However, Hideyoshi admonished Hideaki for his cowardly behavior in the battlefield. As a result, Hideaki Kobayakawa was transferred from one fief to another and his territory diminished, however, Hideaki Kobayakawa was allowed to take up his old position as lord of Chikuzen by Ieyasu Tokugaw. At the battle of　Sekigahara, Hideaki took up position at Mt. Matsuo. Hideaki Kobayakawa promised to betray Mitsunari for Ieyasu before the fight. But Hideaki Kobayakawa decided to abstain, and he did not move his military in the morning. After noon Ieyasu shot a gun into Hideaki’ camp, and that made Hideaki panic. Hideaki’s 16,000 strong army ran down the mountain, and swooped down upon Yoshitsugu Otani’s camp. And the WESTER ARMY was routed due to the betrayal of Hideaki Kobayakawa.

related military commander
WESTERN ARMY		Hideaki Kobayakawa(18)
number of soldiers		15,600 men

territory(before the battle)		Tikuzennajima 520,000koku(Fukuoka Pref.)
territory(after the battle)		Bizenokayama 570,000koku(Okayama Pref.)