A novel battery container that can be obtained by welding plated steel sheets, has sufficient sealing ability over a long period of time, and is able to keep the base material of the plated steel sheets from being exposed and eluting into the electrolyte solution is provided. That is, a battery case comprised of a container body and a container lid, wherein the container body and the container lid are each comprised of a plated steel sheet, a joint part between the container and the container lid is comprised of a plating welded part containing a main constituent component of the plating of the plated steel sheet in 60 mass % or more and a steel sheet welded part containing the main constituent component of the plating in less than 60 mass %, and the plating welded part has a length of 0.5 μm or more and less than 1.0 mm in a joint longitudinal direction.