A method for manufacturing a grain oriented electrical steel sheet, the method comprising: heating a steel slab consisting of by mass% Si: 3.0 % or more and 4.0 % or less, C: 0.020 % or more and 0.10 % or less, Ni: 0.005 % or more and 1.50 % or less, Mn: 0.005 % or more and 0.3 % or less, Acid-Soluble Al: 0.01 % or more and 0.05 % or less, N: 0.002 % or more and 0.012 % or less, at least one element selected from S and Se in a total of 0.05 % or less, and optionally one or more of Sn: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Sb: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Cu: 0.005 % or more and 1.5 % or less, and P: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; then subjecting the slab to hot rolling to obtain a hot rolled steel sheet; subjecting or not subjecting the steel sheet to subsequent hot band annealing; then subjecting the steel sheet to cold rolling once, or twice or more with intermediate annealing performed therebetween to have a final sheet thickness; then subjecting the steel sheet to primary recrystallization annealing and further secondary recrystallization annealing to manufacture a grain oriented electrical steel sheet, wherein in a rough rolling process of the hot rolling, when the α single phase transition temperature calculated by the following equation is defined as T α, a first pass of the rough rolling is performed at a temperature of (T α -100) °C or higher with a rolling reduction of 30 % or more, and wherein in a finish rolling process of the hot rolling, when the maximum γ phase volume fraction temperature calculated by the following equation is defined as T γmax, at least one pass of the finish rolling is performed in a temperature range of (T γmax ±50) °C with a rolling reduction of 40 % or more. T α ° C = 1383.98 − 73.29 % Si + 2426.33 % C + 271.68 % Ni T γmax ° C = 1276.47 − 59.24 % Si + 919.22 % C + 149.03 % Ni where [%A] represents content of element "A" in steel (mass%). heating a steel slab consisting of by mass% Si: 3.0 % or more and 4.0 % or less, C: 0.020 % or more and 0.10 % or less, Ni: 0.005 % or more and 1.50 % or less, Mn: 0.005 % or more and 0.3 % or less, Acid-Soluble Al: 0.01 % or more and 0.05 % or less, N: 0.002 % or more and 0.012 % or less, at least one element selected from S and Se in a total of 0.05 % or less, and optionally one or more of Sn: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Sb: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Cu: 0.005 % or more and 1.5 % or less, and P: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; Si: 3.0 % or more and 4.0 % or less, C: 0.020 % or more and 0.10 % or less, Ni: 0.005 % or more and 1.50 % or less, Mn: 0.005 % or more and 0.3 % or less, Acid-Soluble Al: 0.01 % or more and 0.05 % or less, N: 0.002 % or more and 0.012 % or less, at least one element selected from S and Se in a total of 0.05 % or less, and optionally one or more of Sn: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Sb: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, Cu: 0.005 % or more and 1.5 % or less, and P: 0.005 % or more and 0.50 % or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; then subjecting the slab to hot rolling to obtain a hot rolled steel sheet; subjecting or not subjecting the steel sheet to subsequent hot band annealing; then subjecting the steel sheet to cold rolling once, or twice or more with intermediate annealing performed therebetween to have a final sheet thickness; then subjecting the steel sheet to primary recrystallization annealing and further secondary recrystallization annealing to manufacture a grain oriented electrical steel sheet, wherein in a rough rolling process of the hot rolling, when the α single phase transition temperature calculated by the following equation is defined as T α, a first pass of the rough rolling is performed at a temperature of (T α -100) °C or higher with a rolling reduction of 30 % or more, and wherein in a finish rolling process of the hot rolling, when the maximum γ phase volume fraction temperature calculated by the following equation is defined as T γmax, at least one pass of the finish rolling is performed in a temperature range of (T γmax ±50) °C with a rolling reduction of 40 % or more. T α ° C = 1383.98 − 73.29 % Si + 2426.33 % C + 271.68 % Ni T γmax ° C = 1276.47 − 59.24 % Si + 919.22 % C + 149.03 % Ni where [%A] represents content of element "A" in steel (mass%).