Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata, stands in Matsugasaki Park on the site of Yonezawa Castle Ruins and enshrines the warlord Uesugi Kenshin. It is one of the shrines to domain founders that became popular from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, and before the war it held the rank of Bekkaku Kanpeisha.
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum is about 300 m away, and Minami-Yonezawa Station about 1.5 km in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Haiden of Uesugi Shrine — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Uesugi Shrine 20250713b — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Uesugi Shrine 20250713a — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Uesugi shrine 1 — Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Uesugi shrine 2 — Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Uesugi Shrine (32004907884) — contri from Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Kara-mon, Uesugi Shrine (inner) — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kara-mon, Uesugi Shrine (outer) — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Haramaki armour of Uesugi Kenshin — Unknown author · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, stands in Matsugasaki Park on the site of Yonezawa Castle and enshrines the warlord Uesugi Kenshin. It is one of the shrines to domain founders that became popular from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, and held the prewar rank of Bekkaku Kanpeisha.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Minami-Yonezawa (Yonesaka Line), about 1.5 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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