Yonezawa Station (米沢駅)

Station Type: Train station

Yonezawa Station is a Shinkansen station located in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. Yonezawa is a tourist destination famous for its vivid autumn leaves and hot springs, and there are many sightseeing spots around the station.

Yonezawa Station has a wide variety of stores and restaurants selling local specialties and souvenirs. There is also a tourist information center in front of the station that provides information in English.

A 10-minute drive from the station is Yonezawa Castle, which is designated as a National Important Cultural Property. In addition, mountains such as Zao, Chokaisan, and Gassan are located in Yonezawa City, and visitors can enjoy beautiful natural scenery. In addition, there are many hot spring resorts in the city, and visitors can enjoy visiting hot springs.

There are also historical buildings and parks around Yonezawa Station. At the Uesugi Museum, located within walking distance from the station, visitors can learn about Yonezawa’s history and culture. There is also a long-established Japanese sweets shop called “Nagasaki-ya” where you can taste local Japanese sweets.

The area around Yonezawa Station is also home to events popular among tourists. For example, visitors can enjoy beautiful snow sculptures and illuminations at the “Yonezawa Snow Festival” held every February.

There are many attractive tourist spots around Yonezawa Station. Historical architecture, beautiful natural scenery, and hot springs are just a few of the many attractions.

Table of contents

Yonezawa Station (米沢駅)

Restaurants, Foods
Tourist area
Hotels
Convenience Stores, Grocery Stores
Tourist Information Center
1. 米沢市役所置賜広域観光案内センターアスク ()

Restaurants, Foods

Some restaurants and food shops around the station.

立ちそば処鷹 (立ちそば処鷹)

Restaurant Type: Stand bar

ステーキ東洋館 (ステーキ東洋館)

Restaurant Type: Steak house

Yonezawa beef beef pot big (米沢牛牛鍋おおき)

Restaurant Type: Meat dish restaurant

Tourist area

Some tourist area – the best views, museums and parks – around the station.

Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum (伝国の杜（米沢市上杉博物館・置賜文化ホール）)

Tourist Area Type: Local history museum

Yonezawa city Uesugi Museum is a municipal museum located in Denkoku no Mori, a cultural facility in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.

The Uesugi Museum has exhibits mainly related to the Uesugi clan, including Takayama Uesugi, as well as exhibits related to the Date clan and the burial mounds in the city, and other pre-Edo period exhibits.

Miyasaka Kokokan (宮坂考古館)

Tourist Area Type: Local history museum

Miyasaka Archaeological Museum is a registered museum in Yamagata Prefecture, located in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. The operating entity is the Miyasaka Archaeological Museum Foundation. The museum houses over 700 items of archaeological, historical, and folklore materials mainly from the Yonezawa area, collected by the former director Miyasaka Zensuke, who established the museum. The collection includes cultural properties related to the Yonezawa clan.

Keishoden (Uesugi Shrine Museum) (稽照殿（上杉神社）)

Tourist Area Type: Exhibit

Uesugi Shrine is located in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. Located in Matsugamisaki Park (the site of Yonezawa Castle), the shrine is dedicated to Kenshin Uesugi. It is one of the shrines enshrining the clan founder that were popular from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period.

Matsugasaki Park (松が岬公園)

Tourist Area Type: Park

Matsugamisaki Park, with its water-filled moat, is a reminder of Yonezawa Castle in the past. It is an attractive spot for history buffs, dotted with historical sites of the Uesugi family, including Kenshin Uesugi, who is said to be the most powerful military commander in the Warring States period, and Takayama Uesugi, known for his words, “Do it and you will do it, and nothing will go wrong. Uesugi Shrine, which is said to bring good fortune and fulfill various wishes in honor of Kenshin Uesugi, and Uesugi Shrine Kishoden, which exhibits many important cultural assets, mainly artifacts of the Uesugi family, are also located on the premises. There is also a stone monument marking the birthplace of Date Masamune, the famous Dokuganryu, or Dokugan Dragon.

The area is also famous for its cherry blossoms, and usually in mid to late April, 200 cherry trees bloom along the water moat. The contrast between the cherry blossoms reflected on the surface of the moat and the red bridge across the moat is elegant and photogenic. In late October and early November, the cherry blossoms turn brilliantly red, delighting the eyes of visitors.

Near the park, there is “Matsumisaki Shrine” dedicated to Takayama Uesugi and others, and “Yonezawa Castle Historical Park” where you can enjoy local delicacies and a wide variety of souvenirs.

Rinsenji Temple (春日山林泉寺)

Tourist Area Type: Buddhist temple

Kasugayama Rinsenji Temple in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, is the family temple of the Uesugi family and Naoe Kanetsugu. The temple contains the graves of the Uesugi family’s wives, branch lords, and many of their vassals.

Yonezawa Station (米沢駅) – Introductions of Restaurants, Tourist area, Hotels and so on