![To the Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862264.5lq3MapM.HikoneNov10056.jpg) To the Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862266.wzHqnDM5.HikoneNov10059.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum at the foot of the castle's hill](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862267.RW9oMbKR.HikoneNov10060.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum at the foot of the castle's hill |
![Hikone Castle Museum - replica of the Edo-era palace of the Hikone Clan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862268.B4FP50wv.HikoneNov10068.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum - replica of the Edo-era palace of the Hikone Clan |
![Kyo Gen Kai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862269.YFJuewDB.HikoneNov10069.jpg) Kyo Gen Kai |
![Map of the Hikone Castle Museum - a replica of the former clan palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862312.PmIY3yoZ.HikoneNov10126.jpg) Map of the Hikone Castle Museum - a replica of the former clan palace |
![Painted screen in the Hikone Castle Musuem](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862270.UKBqdLyH.HikoneNov10070.jpg) Painted screen in the Hikone Castle Musuem |
![Screen with a dragon, Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862315.323PF7lh.HikoneNov10131.jpg) Screen with a dragon, Hikone Castle Museum |
![The decisive victory at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 marks the beginning of the shogunate of Tokugawa Ieyasu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862275.8iHcsaY9.HikoneNov10076.jpg) The decisive victory at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 marks the beginning of the shogunate of Tokugawa Ieyasu |
![Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862271.W06NGuzJ.HikoneNov10071.jpg) Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862272.9L09bBsL.HikoneNov10072.jpg) Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862273.D7W3bLZU.HikoneNov10074.jpg) Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862274.Xni05e3e.HikoneNov10075.jpg) Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862276.rJrh5hr6.HikoneNov10077.jpg) Battle of Sekigahara - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Tokugawa messenger flag bearing the character 5](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862277.i1BhpS4Q.HikoneNov10078.jpg) Tokugawa messenger flag bearing the character "5" |
![Fukinagashi Streamer with the Aoi (Hollyhock) Crest, military standard of the Tokugawa Family](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862278.3zTpg09q.HikoneNov10080.jpg) Fukinagashi Streamer with the Aoi (Hollyhock) Crest, military standard of the Tokugawa Family |
![Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862281.Y6KeZd3A.HikoneNov10085.jpg) Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century |
![Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862279.bMvUexsd.HikoneNov10082.jpg) Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century |
![Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862280.WyAEt2J5.HikoneNov10084.jpg) Warlords' Military Standards, 17th Century |
![Suit of armor in Gusoku Style with red-lacquered body, late 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862282.szZRq0An.HikoneNov10086.jpg) Suit of armor in Gusoku Style with red-lacquered body, late 16th C. |
![This red armor was owned by Ii Naomasa, one of the four guardian warlords of Tokugawa Ieyasu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862283.6QS5KMt1.HikoneNov10087.jpg) This red armor was owned by Ii Naomasa, one of the four guardian warlords of Tokugawa Ieyasu |
![Camp Standard with the Igeta (Well Curb) Crest used by Ii family at Battle of Sekigahara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862285.UcjPSP73.HikoneNov10089.jpg) Camp Standard with the Igeta (Well Curb) Crest used by Ii family at Battle of Sekigahara |
![Nagarebata Streamer with the characters The God of War - 18th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862286.0gNOzX3S.HikoneNov10091.jpg) Nagarebata Streamer with the characters "The God of War" - 18th C. |
![Black-Lacquered Helmet in the shape of a Chinese crown used by Tobo Genaba, a vassal of Todo Takatora, 16th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862287.IfobZiuA.HikoneNov10093.jpg) Black-Lacquered Helmet in the shape of a Chinese crown used by Tobo Genaba, a vassal of Todo Takatora, 16th C. |
![16th C. helmet of Todo Genba](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862288.1DBV9kbx.HikoneNov10094.jpg) 16th C. helmet of Todo Genba |
![Military Fan with the Kuyo (Nine-Luninareies) Crest owned by Warlord Hosokawa Tadaoki in the Battle of Sekigahara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862289.323NOObN.HikoneNov10097.jpg) Military Fan with the Kuyo (Nine-Luninareies) Crest owned by Warlord Hosokawa Tadaoki in the Battle of Sekigahara |
![24 Knights of the Kuroda Family](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862290.4MjAN0Oo.HikoneNov10099.jpg) 24 Knights of the Kuroda Family |
![24 Knights of the Kuroda Family - detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862292.hNIZMCPi.HikoneNov10101.jpg) 24 Knights of the Kuroda Family - detail |
![Portrait of Shima Sakon, vassal of Warlord Ishida Mitsunari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862293.JegsRvIE.HikoneNov10102.jpg) Portrait of Shima Sakon, vassal of Warlord Ishida Mitsunari |
![Shima Sakon led the Western Army at the Battle of Sekigahara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862294.rizaz5rp.HikoneNov10103.jpg) Shima Sakon led the Western Army at the Battle of Sekigahara |
![Noh mask - Higekojo, early 20th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862295.U6GE6v5H.HikoneNov10105.jpg) Noh mask - Higekojo, early 20th C. |
![Noh theatre costume - Karaori outer robe](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862296.vVLLxq9e.HikoneNov10107.jpg) Noh theatre costume - Karaori outer robe |
![Silk Noh costume - Karaori outer robe with autumn grasses design](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862297.nYSAD1o2.HikoneNov10109.jpg) Silk Noh costume - Karaori outer robe with autumn grasses design |
![Mochizuki - a four-stringed lute, 12th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862313.k4jMSMe4.HikoneNov10127.jpg) Mochizuki - a four-stringed lute, 12th C. |
![Kakko - a small drum, 19th C.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862314.2GwrHlvI.HikoneNov10129.jpg) Kakko - a small drum, 19th C. |
![Tatami chamber - Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862298.miko2kie.HikoneNov10110.jpg) Tatami chamber - Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862299.yq8Z1uq4.HikoneNov10111.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Traditional sliding doors, Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862300.HpKELcbz.HikoneNov10113.jpg) Traditional sliding doors, Hikone Castle Museum |
![Garden, Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862301.MJZIWNt9.HikoneNov10114.jpg) Garden, Hikone Castle Museum |
![Garden, Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862302.e6n3fU2V.HikoneNov10115.jpg) Garden, Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862305.X78DpAWZ.HikoneNov10118.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862306.qaRbMRqz.HikoneNov10119.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862307.MpQWChLB.HikoneNov10120.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862308.HE3bAYcM.HikoneNov10121.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862309.cTWXATy3.HikoneNov10122.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862310.i8XDSoqV.HikoneNov10124.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![Hikone Castle Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862311.82uNoCSc.HikoneNov10125.jpg) Hikone Castle Museum |
![View of the Hikone Castle Museum from the Keep](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/130862316.R10eHh0T.HikoneNov10190.jpg) View of the Hikone Castle Museum from the Keep |