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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yonezawa Castle (also known as Kamegajo Castle) is a castle ruins park located in the center of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. From the Sengoku to Edo periods, it flourished as the base of the Uesugi clan (Yonezawa Domain), and is particularly known as a place associated with the famous feudal lord, Uesugi Yozan. Currently, the stone walls...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Onogawa Onsen (Onogawa Onsenkyo) is a historic hot spring town located in the northern part of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. It has long been popular as a quiet hot spring resort nestled in the mountains, and even today it is a tranquil hot spring resort with charming inns and public baths. Though small in size, each inn offers its own unique charm...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Uesugi Shrine is located within Uesugi Park in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, and enshrines the Uesugi clan (particularly Uesugi Kenshin and subsequent generations of the Uesugi clan), who were the feudal lords of the Yonezawa Domain. Built on land associated with the Uesugi clan, it stands on the former site of Yonezawa Castle (the Uesugi clan's castle).