Yonezawa Castle 米沢城 | |
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Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Moats of Yonezawa Castle | |
![]() Yonezawa Castle from the air, 1972 | |
Coordinates | 37°54′34.62″N 140°06′18.52″E / 37.9096167°N 140.1051444°E |
Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1238, rebuilt 1608-1613 |
Built by | Uesugi Kagekatsu |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1873 |
Yonezawa Castle (米沢城, Yonezawa-jō) is a Japanese castle in Yonezawa city in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a flatland-style castle, and was the residence of the Uesugi clan, who were the daimyō, or feudal lords, of Yonezawa Domain during the Edo period.