Name: Visiting a Samurai Battlefield in Japan
Uploaded: 2020-10-30T20:10:20.000Z
Duration: 11 min 30 s

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Now I know this s Oh, with Sacha in the background, I am arriving here in Meguro Tokyo.

I've come out for an event today and this particular event is unlike anything I've done before.

只今、東京、目黒に到着しました。

A very large part of me feels like this is just gonna be the start of an adventure.

いつもとちょっと違う服装です。

イベントの為に来たんですが、

今までに経験した事が無い種類のイベントです。

「これは新しい冒険になりそうだなぁ」

Yeah, Yeah, I have no idea what to expect.

そう考えている自分を強く感じます。

I e don't want to say I have high expectations for the evening, but I am somewhat excited.

E just found out I might actually be wearing a sandwich.

I cost you a some point so that e e just arrived.

何が起こるのか見当もつかないです。

And this is but a brief stop on today's adventure.

I have not been out here in about 14 years on today is a pursuit of Japanese culture on heritage.

とても期待しているという訳ではありませんが・・

Wasn't that despite my years in Japan, I've never taken the time to do before, so we're doing it today.

でも、何故かワクワクしています。

Now this entire night is kind of a tribute to the Battle of Sekigahara.

サムライの衣装を着る事になる様な気がします。

So what we have ahead of us is the night of dinner adventure on learning.

Behind me they're dressing somebody up in a samurai outfits, and while I've seen it before, I've never had the opportunity to actually wear.

たった今、名古屋駅に着きました。

ただ、最終目的地ではありません。

After being in Japan for well over 10 years, I I haven't gotten into those quintessential Japanese cultural aspect like the samurai side of things.

I've been out to the like the ninja areas, but never samurai eso.

この辺りは15年ぶりくらいです。

When opportunities present themselves, you pretty much have to jump on them right right now.

そして今日は「日本文化」を追求する日です。

I just arrived in an area called Sekigahara, which is home to one of Japan's most famous, if not arguably the single most famous samurai battle in Japanese history.

It's set the course of Japanese history for like the next two centuries.

日本には長い間住んでいますが、

The battle itself started in October of the year 1600 and since half the fun is actually doing the research and learning about the story of the battle, there's like movies and everything.

今まで時間を取る事が無かったです。

I'm not going to share all the details, but spoiler alert ahead.

This particular battle actually led to the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

今日という夜は・・・なんというか

Amazingly, before this battle, that position had remained vacant for 27 years.

「関ヶ原の戦い」に捧げられる夜です。

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, trust me, it is worth research.

つまり、僕達を待ちうける物は

ディナー、冒険、そして歴史学習・・だと思います。

Yeah, So the story of the events leading up to the battle are probably just about his famous as the battle itself.

後ろでは、ドレスアップが始まっています。

And I learned about all of this from Sekigahara as mayor at the event when he stood up to speak, he had so much passion, like mayor.

So I've actually swung by the town center to see if I can't at least just say hello and surprise him.

この手の事を見た事はありますが、

Let him know that Come all the way out here.

自分で着てみた事はありませんでした。

ゆうに10年は日本にいるのに、こんな事を言うのは

なんだかおかしな気分ですね。

Hey, actually opened up some time for me, and now he's taking me up to the roof so that I can see the official view of the entire area in battlefield right from the roof of this building.

日本文化の神髄と関わる機会を持たなかった。

So it's pretty exciting, E So on top of getting to see the roof, it seems like they're actually gonna sign like a chauffeur and guide to me for the day.

忍者についてはともかく、侍は・・・

I don't really need that bicycle rental, did I?

E things has turned into a real adventure.

それに飛び乗らないと。そうでしょう？

All right, Things has got definitely definitely got some weight to it.

今、関ヶ原と呼ばれる地域に到着しました。

Give me a second just to show you the whole thing.

日本史上で最も有名な戦いの一つの戦場跡です。

Now I know the shoes don't exactly match, and the entire thing is really heavy and feeling the way it's all tied around me.

議論の余地なく一番有名な戦いという訳では

I'm amazed that samurai were ever actually able to move.

That being said, I'm somewhat used of logging in like the kimono and ha comma because I do that for my shamisen performances.

この戦いは、日本の200、いや250年の先を

They were saying that the original full samurai armor could sometimes way anywhere from 20 to for 40 kg and that these ones averaged somewhere around 10 maybe 15.

But oh, this It definitely has some weight to it.

この手の事の楽しみの半分は、

調査をしたり、逸話を学んだりなので・・・

Where you're from, sort of being kind enough to take me around thio some of the battle spots, especially the more preserved ones, so I could get a real feel for what the area is like and this is one of them here.

この戦いに関する映画なんかもありますね。

全ての詳細を語るつもりはありません。

ただ、少しネタバレをしますね。

He's been kind enough to be my guide for today, and he was just explaining that this particular spot is the spot of one of the final battles.

徳川「幕府」が成立しました。

この戦いの前は、長い間存在しなかった物です。

Kind God has been nice enough to bring me up to Sasayama or mounted Cecil.

This might actually be the best spot in Sekigahara because you can see everything.

もし何の事を話しているのか見当もつかないなら、

自分で調べてみる価値がありますよ。

I asked what it was like to grow up in this area.

He's like, actually, most of these places were just places that we played his kids and hung out.

そして、戦いの火種となった事々についても

We knew the history, but you know, that's where you live.

恐らく、戦いその物と同じくらい有名だと思います。

Hey said that the only way to really help me understand is to bring me out to the middle school that he went to where there's actually a battle site memorial right here High E.

イベントで講演した関ヶ原町長から学びました。

So it's starting to feel like it's time for lunch, and I asked Mr Sawamura where we should eat.

彼が立ちあがって話す時、本当に情熱を感じました。

He said that there is a really popular soba shop that's really loved by tourists, But I asked him to take me somewhere that the locals would eat on.

So we're going to this restaurant here called Booth.

さて、今、関ヶ原町の庁舎に立ち寄っています。

I'm a firm believer in the idea that when you go out to somewhere, if you eat where the locals eat, you might have a chance to meet the locals.

町長に、ご挨拶だけでも出来ると良いのですが。

So you guys do come out here E o a light.

遠くから来たぞ―って驚かせたいですね(笑)

This'll here was like the final, I guess Post battle resting spot where Tokugawa would sit and inspect his well, basically inspect the severed heads of his enemies.

町長にお会いする事が出来ました。

そして、僕の為に時間を割いてくれました。

I also just found out that you can actually climb some of the mountains around here, which is pretty interesting in its own.

そして、今僕を屋上へと案内してくれています。

僕が「公式」の景色を眺める事が出来るように。

屋上から、戦場跡の全域が見れるようにね。

The average one here apparently takes anywhere from 45 to an hour or so.

どうやら、屋上散策だけではなく、

So something important that the guide mentioned to me is that there aren't really that many hotels here like there are, but there's like only one or two.

誰かガイドか運転手さんを、今日一日

If you are coming out to this place and you want to stay somewhere nearby, he recommended Gifu or Bogucki as decent places to stay key Food is always good, especially if you come out in the winter.

僕に付けてくれようとしてくれている様です。

Mind you, this would be kind of cold to do in the winter.

こんなご厚意は予想していませんでした。

Additionally, although the area looks flat, it's actually got lots of little hills.

レンタルバイクはいらなくなりました、はは。

So if you do rent a bicycle, get one with a motor.

いいですね！間違いなく、重いですが。

全体の見栄えをお見せしますね。

靴が合わない、それは分ってます。

そして、この装備は本当に重たいです。

でも、これだけフル装備なのに・・・

とは言え、僕は少し慣れています。

This has been a really interesting event.

VLOGの中で袴や着物を着たりしています。

何故なら、三味線演奏の際に必要ですから。