Sights in Yonezawa, Yamagata

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• Uesugi Jinja Shrine

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-22-3189

  Receive some good luck at the shrine of Kenshin Uesugi, one of the most powerful warriors of the civil war period

• Yonezawa Castle Ruins / Matsugasaki Park

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-21-6226

  Travel back to Japan’s civil war period at this park with beautiful moats in the hometown of the Uesugi clan!

• Namegawaotaki Fall

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-22-5111

  One of Japan's 100 best waterfalls: 80 m high and 40 m wide, among the largest in Tohoku. A viewing platform is about 30 minutes' climb up the trail from Namegawa Onsen.

• Kinoene Daikokuten Honzan Hoju-ji Temple

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-32-2929

  https://yamagatakanko.com/en/attractions/detail_2863.html

• Denkoku No Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-26-8001

  Denkoku No Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

• Shirabu Falls

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-22-5111

  A famous waterfall in Shirabu Onsen(Shirabu Hot spring). The majestic appearance with a height of 30m is quite spectacular.

• Kasugasan Rinsenji Temple

  

  Yonezawa, Yamagata · 0238-23-0601

  The Uesugi family temple of the Yonezawa domain, founded by Nagao Yoshikage, grandfather of Uesugi Kenshin. It was first built at the foot of Kasugayama Castle in present-day Joetsu, Niigata, and moved to Yonezawa with the clan.