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Uesugi Family Mausoleum Yamagata · Yonezawa · Shrines & Temples
Japanese name: 上杉家廟所
Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ WHAT TO DO Uesugi Family Mausoleum Where the lords of the Yonezawa domain are buried. The mausolea of the first lord Kenshin through the twelfth stand among cedars.
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Address Yonezawa, Yamagata
Hours & fees Fees: General: 500 yen (450 yen for JAF members), high school and university students: 300 yen, elementary and junior high school students: 100 yen *Group rates available Booking & access ●From the front of JR Yonezawa Station, take the city bus (city loop clockwise route) for about 20 min, get off at Gobyosho-nishiguchi, and walk 5 min ●From the front of JR Yonezawa Station, take the Yamako Bus (for Shirabu / Onogawa) for about 10 min, get off at Gobyosho-mae, and walk 5 min ●About 20 min by car from JR Yonezawa Station
Parking: Available - Large buses: 3 - Cars: 30 - The first parking lot is next to the mausoleum. (Toilets available) - The second parking lot is about 50 meters from the mausoleum. (Signboard provided)Open in Google Maps ↗
Themes Local sightseeing & entertainment Contents Overview About this place Official website Before you go Check before you visit · References Overview Where the lords of the Yonezawa domain are buried. The mausolea of the first lord Kenshin through the twelfth stand among cedars.
About this place The Yonezawa Domain Uesugi clan cemetery (米沢藩主上杉家墓所 , Yonezawa-han-shu Uesugi-ke bosho) is located in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata. The cemetery contains the graves of the successive daimyō of Yonezawa Domain over a 390-year period, each housed in its own memorial wooden chapel. The cemetery was designated a National Historic Site in 1984.
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