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 late November 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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Sankyo Soko Storehouse
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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set
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Sakata Port Cruise on the Tobishima Ferry
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Kaminoyama City Sightseeing Fruit Orchard
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Yonezawa Station
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Somaro
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Japanese Shojin Ryori (Vegetarian Dishes)
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Zao Onsen district
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Kaminoyama Onsen Kurort
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Chido Museum
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Kamo Aquarium “Jellyfish Dream House”
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Shonai Airport
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Fruit Picking
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Togashi Candle Shop (Picture Candle Painting Experience)
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Kaminoyama Castle
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Zao Juhyo (Snow Monsters)
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Yunohama Onsen
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Atsumi Onsen
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Sake Brewery Museum, Toko-no-Sakagura
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Mogami Gorge Basho Line Sightseeing (Traveling down the Mogami River by boat)
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Mt. Haguro Goju-no-to (five storied pagoda)
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Yonezawa Beef
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Bunshokan
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Cherry Blossoms in Hiyoriyama Park
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Cherry Blossoms in Tsuruoka Park
