Yonezawa Castle

A shrine to Uesugi Kenshin with a moat. It has a lot of big names associated with it. Date Masamune, Uesugi Kenshin, Kagekatsu and Yozan, Aya Gozen, Kikuhime, Naoe Kantsugu, Osen no kata, Maeda Keijiro. The museums are great and the area has lots to see historywise. Risen-ji, Uesugi Matsuri, etc.

History

The first castle on this site dates back to 1238 when Nagai Tokihiro became lord of the Dewa region. The Nagai continued to rule for about 150 years until they were taken over by Date Mentoh. After Date Masamune defeated the Ashina in 1589, he moved his main castle to Kurokawa Castle and put Date Munekiyo in charge. Hideyoshi did not agree with this change and made Masamune move back to Yonezawa. In 1591, Masamune moved to Iwadeyama Castle under the orders of Hideyoshi and Yonezawa Castle was handed over to Gamo Ujisato. Uesugi Kagekatsu then became lord of the castle when Gamo's son moved to Utsunomiya in 1597. From 1608 to 1613, Uesugi Kanetsugu vastly renovated the castle. The Uesugi continued to control Yonezawa Castle until the Meiji Restoration.

Field Notes

A shrine to Uesugi Kenshin with a moat. It has a lot of big names associated with it. Date Masamune, Uesugi Kenshin, Kagekatsu and Yozan, Aya Gozen, Kikuhime, Naoe Kantsugu, Osen no kata, Maeda Keijiro. The museums are great and the area has lots to see historywise. Risen-ji, Uesugi Matsuri, etc.

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Gallery

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  Main entrance
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  Water moat
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  Water moat
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  Moat and the Hishimon Bridge
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  Statue of Uesugi Kenshin
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  Moat
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  Moat
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  Moat
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  West entrance, not original
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  West entrance, not original
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  Kasuga Shrine
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  Moat
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  Hishimon Bridge
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  Uesugi Shrine
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  Uesugi Shrine
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  Uesugi Shrine
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  Embankment and foundation
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  Map

Castle Profile
English Name	Yonezawa Castle
Japanese Name	米沢城
Alternate Names	Uesugi-jinja, Maizuru-jo
Founder	Nagai Tokihiro
Year Founded	1238
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Next 100 Castles
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	water moats
Visitor Information
Access	Yonezawa Sta.; bus or 30 min walk
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Coordinates	37.90926, 140.10465
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