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 (approximately 1,000 yen)

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)

Fee: Admission fee: Free (Keishoden is 400 yen)

Website: http://www.yira-yonezawa.org/sightseeing/en/historic.html

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) (200 yen)