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After Sekigahara: Reshaping Japan

  • The Zenmyōshōin temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture. It is said to have been the place of exile for Sanada Masayuki and Nobushige after the Battle of Sekigahara, and is also known as Sanada-an. (© Pixta)

    The Zenmyōshōin temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture. It is said to have been the place of exile for Sanada Masayuki and Nobushige after the Battle of Sekigahara, and is also known as Sanada-an. (© Pixta)

  • A representation of Ishida Mitsunari in a picture scroll showing the Battle of Sekigahara. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    A representation of Ishida Mitsunari in a picture scroll showing the Battle of Sekigahara. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

  • Sangen’in in Kyoto is known as the location of Ishida Mitsunari’s grave. Usually, it is not open to the public; in February 2023 it was opened for the first time in around 50 years, but visitors could not see Mitsunari’s grave. (©©Pixta)

    Sangen’in in Kyoto is known as the location of Ishida Mitsunari’s grave. Usually, it is not open to the public; in February 2023 it was opened for the first time in around 50 years, but visitors could not see Mitsunari’s grave. (©©Pixta)

  • A nineteenth-century portrait of Fukushima Masanori by Kurihara Nobumitsu. Although a retainer of the Toyotomi clan, with the death of Hideyoshi he became an ally of Ieyasu and fought in the front line at the Battle of Sekigahara. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

    A nineteenth-century portrait of Fukushima Masanori by Kurihara Nobumitsu. Although a retainer of the Toyotomi clan, with the death of Hideyoshi he became an ally of Ieyasu and fought in the front line at the Battle of Sekigahara. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

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