Uesugi-Jinja Shrine
Uesugi-Jinja Shrine was built on the site of Yonezawa Castle’s keep in 1876 to enshrine the deities of Uesigi Kenshin and Uesugi Yozan, feudal lords (daimyo) during the Warring States period. Most of the buildings were destroyed by fire in the Yonezawa Fire in 1919, but thanks to assistance from the government, labor volunteered by Yonezawa City citizens, and other efforts, the present shrine was completed in 1923. Within the grounds lies Keishoden, Uesugi-Jinja Shrine’s “treasure house.”
More Information about Uesugi-Jinja Shrine
Street address
- 1-4-13 Marunouchi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata
About YAMAGATA Access
- Approximately five minutes by taxi from JR Yonezawa Station’s west exit
Opening Hours
- Open: 6:00 a.m. (April to November) 7:00 a.m. (Decemeber to March)Close: 5:00 p.m.(Keishoden is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Closed
- Open year round(Keishoden is closed over winter, from December 1 to late March the following year)
Best season
- All year
Point
- Approximately 11 minutes on the clockwise Yoneza-Ado city loop bus from JR Yonezawa Station’s west exit (get off at the Uesugi Jinja-mae stop)
Spots around
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Zao Juhyo (Snow Monsters)
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Kaminoyama Castle
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Sankyo Soko
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Bunshokan
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Yonezawa Station
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Yunohama Onsen
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Atsumi Onsen
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Zao Onsen district
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Kaminoyama City Sightseeing Fruit Orchard
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Hagurosan Goju-no-to(five storied pagoda)
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Cherry Blossoms in Hiyoriyama Park
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Chido Museum
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Mogami Gorge Basho Line Sightseeing (Traveling down the Mogami River by boat)
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Fruit Picking
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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Cherry Blossoms in Tsuruoka Park
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Sake Brewery Museum, Toko-no-Sakagura
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Kaminoyama Onsen Kurort
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Shonai Airport
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Togashi Candle Shop (Picture Candle Painting Experience)
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Romantic Sunset Cruises from Sakata Port
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Yonezawa Beef
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Somaro
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Kamo Aquarium “Jellyfish Dream House”
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Japanese Shojin Ryori (Vegetarian Dishes)
