A regional intangible folk cultural property that preserves traditional gunnery handed down in the Yonezawa Domain
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Area
- Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 30 min–3 h · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/23
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery is a cultural property designated as an intangible folk cultural property by Yonezawa City. The Yonezawa Domain Traditional Gunnery Preservation Association and the Uesugi Gunnery Corps have been recognized as preservation organizations for the cultural property.
About Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery is a Yonezawa City cultural property named for the gunnery handed down in the Yonezawa Domain.
It is treated as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property, and the Yonezawa Domain Traditional Gunnery Preservation Association and the Uesugi Gunnery Corps are recognized as preservation organizations for the cultural property.
It is recognized as a cultural tradition through which preservation organizations pass down techniques and forms handed down in the region.
Source: 新指定等の文化財／米沢市
Festival highlights
What can be confirmed as a highlight is that Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery is recognized as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property.
The two organizations named as responsible for preservation are the Yonezawa Domain Traditional Gunnery Preservation Association and the Uesugi Gunnery Corps.
The cultural property designation description does not specify the demonstrations or the circumstances in which they take place.
A regional intangible folk cultural property that preserves traditional gunnery handed down in the Yonezawa Domain
Location and access
- Address
Yonezawa City
Host municipality 山形県米沢市
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Nearby attractions
上杉神社
山形県米沢市にある神社
写真：掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0(resized and reformatted)
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宮坂考古館
山形県米沢市にある博物館
写真：Abasaa / Public domain(resized and reformatted)
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松岬神社
山形県米沢市に鎮座する神社
米沢市上杉博物館
山形県米沢市にある博物館
写真：掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0(resized and reformatted)
Photo source ·Origins and History of Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery became a Yonezawa City cultural property as of Heisei 30 March 30.
Before the designation, the Yonezawa City Cultural Property Protection Council issued a recommendation at its Heisei 30 March 7 meeting that it was appropriate to designate it as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property.
The available sources do not describe the origins of gunnery itself or how it developed before being designated.
Official information
Yonezawa City’s official website introduces the designation of Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery and its preservation organizations under “Newly Designated Cultural Properties.”
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery at a Glance
Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Gunnery is an intangible folk cultural property designated by Yonezawa City.
It became a municipal cultural property as of Heisei 30 March 30, and the Yonezawa Domain Traditional Gunnery Preservation Association and the Uesugi Gunnery Corps were recognized as preservation organizations.
Information on the date, venue, demonstrations, and other event details must be checked separately.
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Article updated: 2026/10/23
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