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Yonezawa Uesugi Festival

Yonezawa Uesugi Festival

Event Overview

Beginning as the spring festival of the Uesugi Shrine, which enshrines the Uesugi Kenshin, the family of the Uesugi family of the Yonezawa Domain, and the Matsusaki Shrine, which enshrines the Nagin Uesugi Takakayama, the city is colored with a festival color during the period, and rebuts for many events. It opens on April 29 with a grand festival and an opening festival (stage event, Mindori-dashi). On May 2, Uesugi Kenshin's ceremony of the ceremony of Taketei (itei = Shen + Emperor) will be held, and on the 3rd, the Uesugi procession and the battle of Kawanakajima to decorate the finale will be held in a courageous manner. Because there is no parking lot in the Matsukawa Riverbed Green Park, use the temporary parking lot nearby and the parking lot at Yonezawa City Hall.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Around Uesugi Shrine, Matsukawa Riverbed Green Park
  • Address:   
  • 1 Marunouchi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
  • PublicTransportation:   
JR Yonezawa Station → Bus 10 minutes, bus stop: Drop off in front of Uesugi Shrine, short walk
  • CarAccess:   
4km 15 minutes from Tōhoku Chuo Expressway Yonezawa Chuo IC
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0238-22-9607 (Yonezawa Uesugi Festival Executive Committee (in the Yonezawa Shiki Festival Committee))
  • Parking Number:   
1000 units/Yonezawa City Hall parking lot, temporary parking lot (May 2 and 3 only)

Event Period

  • April 29, 2025 (Tuesday/Holiday)-May 3 (Saturday/Holiday)

Price

Free (there is a paid pier seat in the Kawanakajima Battle)

Event Category

Procession and Parade


Kenshin Uesugi slashes Takeda Shingen in Kawanakajima battle

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