YamagataShrines & TemplesYonezawa
Uesugi Jinja
It enshrines Uesugi Kenshin. Standing on the honmaru of Yonezawa Castle, it has served as the centre of the castle town.
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YamagataShrines & TemplesYonezawa
Uesugi Byosho
The mausolea of Kenshin and the lords who followed him stand in a stand of cedars.
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Rinsenji (Yonezawa)
A temple long tied to the Uesugi. The grave of Naoe Kanetsugu is here.
YamagataHistoric DistrictsYonezawa
Yonezawa Beef
One of the three great wagyu of Japan. An English teacher is credited with making it known.
YamagataMuseumsYonezawa
Yonezawa Uesugi Museum
Kano Eitoku's screen of Kyoto, said to be Nobunaga's gift to Uesugi Kenshin, holding 2,500 painted figures.
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Yonezawa Textiles
Begun as a domain-rescue industry by Uesugi Yozan; silk dyed with safflower and gromwell, still yarn-dyed.
YamagataArt & CraftsYonezawa
Narushima Ware
A former Uesugi domain kiln, revived after extinction; known for deep iron-black glazes.
YamagataArt & CraftsYonezawa
Yonezawa Armour
Armour and swords said to be Uesugi Kenshin's own, kept in the shrine treasury.