Rinsen-ji Temple

Rinsen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yonezawa, Yamagata. Rinsen-ji Temple is situated nearby to the library 山形大学工学部図書館, as well as near the school 米沢市立第二中学校.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Sōtō sect in Yonezawa, Japan
Also known as: “春日山林泉寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minami-Yonezawa Station and Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum.

Minami-Yonezawa Station

Railway station

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Minami-Yonezawa Station is a railway station in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Minami-Yonezawa Station is situated 1 km southeast of Rinsen-ji Temple.

Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

Museum

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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 1 km northeast of Rinsen-ji Temple.

Uesugi Shrine

Shinto shrine

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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. Uesugi Shrine is situated 1 km north of Rinsen-ji Temple.