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.”
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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Romantic Sunset Cruises from Sakata Port
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Shonai Airport
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Chido Museum
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Kamo Aquarium “Jellyfish Dream House”
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Atsumi Onsen
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Kaminoyama Onsen Kurort
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Kaminoyama City Sightseeing Fruit Orchard
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Hagurosan Goju-no-to(five storied pagoda)
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Yonezawa Station
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Togashi Candle Shop (Picture Candle Painting Experience)
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Sankyo Soko
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Cherry Blossoms in Hiyoriyama Park
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Somaro
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Mogami Gorge Basho Line Sightseeing (Traveling down the Mogami River by boat)
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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set
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Zao Onsen district
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Bunshokan
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Fruit Picking
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Cherry Blossoms in Tsuruoka Park
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Sake Brewery Museum, Toko-no-Sakagura
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Yunohama Onsen
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Kaminoyama Castle
