Overview
Uesugi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, set within Matsugasaki Park on the site of Yonezawa Castle and dedicated to Uesugi Kenshin. Its former shrine rank was bekkaku-kanpeisha. It is one of the shrines founded to enshrine a domain's founding lord.
Highlights
- ●A shrine dedicated to Uesugi Kenshin
- ●Set within Matsugasaki Park on the Yonezawa Castle site
- ●Former shrine rank of bekkaku-kanpeisha
- ●Founded as a shrine to a domain's founding lord
History
The shrine was founded in 1876. It is one of the shrines dedicated to a domain's founding lord that became popular from the late Edo period into the early Meiji period. It suffered a fire in 1919 and was rebuilt in 1923 by the architect Itō Chūta.
Access
The shrine stands within Matsugasaki Park on the Yonezawa Castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, close to the center of Yonezawa.
Best season
Set within the castle-site park, the shrine can be visited throughout the year. The mild seasons of spring and autumn suit a walk around the grounds.
Map
37.9093, 140.1041 · Wikidata
Suggested itinerary
- 1Head to Uesugi Shrine within Matsugasaki Park
- 2Visit the hall enshrining Uesugi Kenshin
- 3View the shrine building rebuilt by Itō Chūta
- 4Finish with a stroll through the castle-site park
Did you know?
💡 The present shrine building is a reconstruction by the architect Itō Chūta.
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