Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle was the southernmost stronghold of the Mogami clan, feudal lords (daimyo) during the Warring States period, and was the scene of the clan’s battles with Yonezawa's Date clan and Uesugi clan. After the rank of the Mogami household changed, the castle was used as a residence by successive local lords. However, the various facilities, including the castle town, were prepared under the governance of the Toki clan, and the magnificent fortress that towered over Tenjin-mori, Tsukioka, became widely known as “the fine castle of Ushu.” However, accompanying the Toki clan’s forced relocation in 1692, the castle was demolished by the Shogunate, and now the traces of the moat and the stone walls are the only remaining vestiges of that time.
More Information about Kaminoyama Castle
Street address
- 3-7 Motojonai, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata
About YAMAGATA Access
- Approximately 3 minutes by taxi from JR Kaminoyama Onsen Station
Opening Hours
- 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Closed
- Closed on Thursdays
Best season
- All year
Point
- 7 minutes on foot from JR Kaminoyama Onsen Station
Spots around
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Sake Brewery Museum, Toko-no-Sakagura
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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set
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Cherry Blossoms in Tsuruoka Park
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Togashi Candle Shop (Picture Candle Painting Experience)
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Mt. Haguro Goju-no-to (five storied pagoda)
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Kaminoyama Onsen Kurort
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Chido Museum
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Zao Okama crater lake
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Japanese Shojin Ryori (Vegetarian Dishes)
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Yonezawa Station
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Fruit Picking
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Zao Juhyo (Snow Monsters)
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Kaminoyama City Sightseeing Fruit Orchard
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Cherry Blossoms in Hiyoriyama Park
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Sakata Port Cruise on the Tobishima Ferry
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Yonezawa Beef
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Yunohama Onsen
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Uesugi-Jinja Shrine
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Zao Onsen district
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Sankyo Soko Storehouse
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Atsumi Onsen
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Mogami Gorge Basho Line Sightseeing (Traveling down the Mogami River by boat)
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Bunshokan
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Somaro
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Yamadera(Risshaku-ji Temple)
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Shonai Airport
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Kamo Aquarium “Jellyfish Dream House”
