NAGOMI TEI at the Uesugi Hakushakutei is open! Stop by for a refreshing drink and café-exclusive dessert that you can’t find elsewhere here!
You can also rent kimono woven using Yonezawa textiles and samurai armor here for a day!
Opening hours: 10:00 am ~ 4:00 pm
Rental service hours: 10:00 am ~ 4:00 pm
The café is closed on Wednesdays, and from December to March for winter.
For more details please check the Uesugi Hakushakutei website.
For the low, low price of 520 yen, get yourself the Yonezawa 1-Day Bus Pass and hop on the buses to explore Yonezawa to your heart’s content! Both the city buses and the Yamako buses are covered by this pass!
If you prefer having an e-ticket instead, you can also purchase it via TOHOKU MaaS!
Sale Period
From 1st April 2024 (Monday), all year round
Price
Adults - 520 yen
Adults with disabilities or Children (Elementary school age and below) – 260 yen
Children with disabilities – 130 yen
Where to Purchase
- When you board the bus
- Yamako Bus Yonezawa Office
- ASK (Yonezawa Station Tourist Information Center)
- Yonezawa Tourism & Convention Bureau Tourist Information Center (at Uesugi Shrine)
- Michi no Eki Yonezawa Tourist Information Center
- Yonezawa Excel Hotel Tokyu
* The Yonezawa Sightseeing Passport will also be on sale concurrently. For more information, check this post out.
Contact
Yonezawa Tourism & Convention Bureau
TEL: 0238-21-6226 (Japanese)
The Yonezawa Sightseeing Passport is a special ticket that lets you enter 4 out of Yonezawa’s 6 main tourist attractions without having to buy extra entry tickets, and it’s now up for sale!
Enjoy Yonezawa conveniently with this bargain of a deal! If you’d love to learn about the history and culture of Yonezawa castle town back in the day, then the Sightseeing Passport is perfect for you!
Using the passport comes with the following bonuses:
- Yonezawa-themed tenugui (traditional Japanese handtowel)
- A chance to participate in a lucky draw to win various prizes like local specialty products
- Assorted coupons that can be used in stores in Yonezawa
- A chance to enter a lucky draw for various goodies if you solve the riddles at each site and send your answers over LINE!
Sale Period: 1st April 2024 (Monday) ~ 30th November 2024 (Saturday)
Price: 2,000 yen (Tax included)
Facilities Covered by the Sightseeing Pass
Uesugi Shrine Keishoden
This building serves as the Uesugi Shrine’s treasure house which stores and displays swords, armour and many more. The swords and armour used by Uesugi Kenshin, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and Naoe Kanetsugu are must-sees!
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
The museum stores and exhibits various artifacts that have connections to the Uesugi clan, including national treasures! Equipped with a mini theater, the museum introduces visitors to a breakdown of the history and culture of Yonezawa through various means. The national treasure, Rakuch? Rakugaizu By?bu (Uesugi Version), is also on display from 20th April to 19th May, and from 12th October to 10th November.
Uesugi Mausoleum
Located at the nationally designated heritage site, Yonezawa Domain Lord Mausoleum, the facility houses the remains of an extensive line of domain lords, from Uesugi Kenshin at its center to the 12th generation lord, Uesugi Narisada. A solemn atmosphere permeates the grounds.
Miyasaka Koukokan
This museum collects and displays various pieces of armour that were said to be collected by Maeda Keiji himself. Important cultural artifacts dating back to the Yonezawa domain’s days, such as those relating to the Uesugi clan as well as matchlock guns, are also exhibited here.
Toko Sake Warehouse
The grandest sake warehouse in the Tohoku region which displays sake manufacturing equipment, including 17 sake barrels that are 1.8 metres wide and deep, that dates over 100 years back. You can also experience how it was like to live in the Meiji period for yourself.
Kasugasan Rinsenji
This temple is the bodaiji (similar to an ancestral temple where the deceased family members are cared for) of the Uesugi clan and it was relocated to Yonezawa together with the clan when they moved out of the Echigo province. It is the resting place for the wives in the Uesugi clan as well as chief retainers such as Naoe Kanetsugu.
Yonezawa Sightseeing Passport Vendors
1. Yonezawa Station ASK information counter
1-1-43 Ekimae, Yonezawa (In Yonezawa Station)
TEL (0238) 24-2965
2. Yonezawa Tourism & Convention Bureau
1-4-13 Marunouchi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 21-6226
3. Michi no Eki Yonezawa
1039-1 Oaza Kawai, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 40-8400
4. Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
1-2-1 Marunouchi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 26-8000
5. Uesugi Joshien
1-1-22 Marunouchi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 23-0700
6. Uesugi Shrine
1-4-13 Marunouchi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 22-3189
7. Uesugi Mausoleum
1-5-30 Gobyou, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 23-3115
8. Miyasaka Koukokan
1-2-24 Higashi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 23-8530
9. Toko Sake Warehouse
2-3-22 Oomachi, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 21-6601
10. Kasugasan Rinsenji
1-2-3 Rinsenji, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 23-0601
11. Yonezawa Excel Hotel Tokyu
1-13-3 Chuo, Yonezawa
TEL (0238) 24-0411
The Yonezawa 1-Day Bus Pass is also on sale now!
Contact
Yonezawa Tourism & Convention Bureau
TEL 0238-21-6226
A new animated feature film, “My Oni Girl” (Suki demo Kirai na Amanojaku), will be in domestic theatres and exclusively on Netflix on Friday, May 24, 2024!
Various locations in Yonezawa are also featured in this film, including JR Yonezawa Station, Sasano Kannon, Onogawa Onsen and many more!
If you stay in Yonezawa, you can sign up for a free advanced screening of the film! Stay tuned for more details regarding the registration!
Screening date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Screening sessions: 12:00 pm and 4:40 pm
Venue: Aeon Cinema Yonezawa
Entry capacity: 200 per session (400 in total)
Registration period: From Monday, April 1 to Saturday, April 20, 2024 (Saturday) at 11:59 pm
A registration link will be available soon.
Links
Tengendai’s sending an update for the long weekend from 23rd to 25th February! During this period, children up to elementary school age can ride the ropeway and lifts for free, and there are many other free activities you can check out while you’re here!
Campaign Period
23rd February 2024 (Friday, national holiday) ~ 25th February 2024 (Sunday)
Yunohira Course Update!
New banked slaloms! New moguls! Perfect for a more active experience!
Snowboard with a pro - Fuse Tadashi!
On each day, an announcement will be made before the session starts. Two sessions are held per day - 1 in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
Free entry for children up to elementary school age on the ropeway and lifts!
Please ensure that your child is accompanied by a parent or guardian. The regular fee is 3,900 yen.
Treasure Hunt for the Family! Find the Treasure Hidden in the Powder Snow!
Includes both a Kids category and a Parents category!
Dates: 24th February (Saturday) and 25th February (Sunday)
Time: 12:15 pm onwards
Venue: Special Corner in front of Alb Tengendai
Photo Lotto! Snap a shot when you visit and stand to win all sorts of prizes like lift vouchers and a stay at Alb Tengendai!
Dates: 23rd February ~ 25th February
Time: 10:00 am onwards
Venue: Alb Tengendai 1F Lobby
Information about other events are available on the Tengendai website.
Contact
Tengendai
〒992-1461
Shirabu Onsen Tengendai, Yonezawa-shi
TEL: 0238-55-2236
