Uesugi Shrine
Yonezawa Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yonezawa, southern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yonezawa Castle was home to the Uesugi clan, daimyō of Yonezawa Domain.Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Uesugi Jinja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kasuga Shrine and Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum.
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum opened in the former grounds of Yonezawa Castle in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 2001. The collection of some 18,800 objects includes the National Treasures Scenes In and Around the Capital, by Kanō Eitoku, and Uesugi Family Documents. Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum is situated 300 metres southeast of Uesugi Shrine.
Matsugasaki Shrine
Shinto shrine
Matsugasaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 230 metres east of Uesugi Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onogawa Onsen.
Onogawa Onsen
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onogawa Onsen is a hot spring village in Yamagata, Japan. It belongs to the city of Yonezawa but is covered separately here.
Uesugi Shrine
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Yonezawa, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.90928° or 37° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
140.10406° or 140° 6′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8R92W453+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 416167900OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q10867478
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Uesugi Shrine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “上杉神社”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Uesugi”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Uesugi”
- German: “Uesugi Schrein”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Uesugi”
- Japanese: “うえすぎじんじゃ”
- Japanese: “上杉神社”
- Yue Chinese: “上杉神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 稽照殿 and 松が岬公園.
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