The castle that protected Yamagata🏯
📷 castle where you can enjoy a scenic view of the castle town and a historical walk 🏯
📍 Kamiyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle in Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture,
It is a historical castle built in 1535 🏯✨
Also known as "Tsukioka Castle,"
It was built as an important castle to protect the boundary between the Mogami clan and the Date clan.
During the Battle of Sekigahara,
Despite being attacked by the Uesugi army led by Kanetsugu Naoe,
played a role in protecting yamagata 👏
The current castle tower was rebuilt in 1982.
The museum is a local museum 😊
In addition to exhibitions where you can learn the history and culture of Kaminoyama,
Corner and video exhibition to introduce the nature of Zao,
There is also an exhibition of armor,
It was more impressive than I thought!
We visited in late November 🍁
The mountains are turning red
From the observation deck on the top floor, I could see the Zao mountain range and the castle town ✨
Right next to Kamiyama Castle,
There is Tsukioka Shrine which is popular as a guardian deity of the castle ⛩️
I was able to worship slowly in the precincts of a calm atmosphere 🙏
Further around,
There is also a samurai residence with a thatched roof.
You can stroll while enjoying the castle town-like scenery 😌
On the way back,
At "Scarecrow Chaya" on the premises,
Kamiyama Onsen specialty "Kamiyama Ageman" and
Buy "Kami no Yama Karinto"!
Ageman is crispy outside,
Karinto is the gentle sweetness of brown sugar,
We got a little hungry and ate 😋
Exhibitions and history courses,
Magatama making and Yumiya experience,
Events such as Night Museum
Since it seems to be held,
It seems that you can enjoy it differently depending on the time you visit 😊
I thought it was just a castle,
Watching the exhibition,
Looking at the scenery,
And around the shrine and samurai residence,
There were more attractions than I thought 🏯✨
When visiting Kamiyama Onsen,
Make sure you stop by 😊
📅 Closed: Every Thursday (If it is a national holiday, the last weekday)
⏰ 9: 00-17: 15 (Last entry 16: 45)
💰 Adults 600 yen, High school students 500 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 200 yen
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上山城は歴史の重みだけでなく、四季折々の自然美と地元文化が楽しめるスポットとしても魅力的です。私が訪れた際には、11月の紅葉が特に印象的で、鮮やかな色彩が城を囲む山々を彩り、展望台からの眺めはまさに絶景でした。 このお城はかつて最上氏と伊達氏の重要な防衛拠点として機能し、関ヶ原の戦いの時代には直江兼続率いる上杉軍にも耐えたという歴史的背景があります。そのため館内の郷土資料館では、武士たちの甲冑や当時の資料を間近で見られ、歴史好きには特におすすめです。 また、上山城の隣にある月岡神社には城の守り神が祀られており、静かな境内で心落ち着く参拝ができます。私も心願成就を願って参拝し、その穏やかな雰囲気に癒されました。 さらに、城下町の散策も楽しく、茅葺き屋根の武家屋敷が残る通りを歩くと、江戸時代の風情を感じられます。地元の方々とふれあうこともでき、地域の歴史や暮らしが身近に感じられました。 訪問の締めくくりには、敷地内の「かかし茶屋」で上山温泉名物の「上山あげまん」と「かみのやまかりんとう」を味わいました。サクサクのあげまんと黒糖の甘みが絶妙で、小腹が空いた時の最高のおやつです。 年間を通じて企画展や歴史講座、伝統体験イベントも開催されているため、訪れるたびに新たな発見があります。夜間に開催されるナイトミュージアムも人気で、昼とは異なる幻想的な城の姿を楽しめるので、ぜひチェックしてみてください。 上山温泉を訪れる際は、ただ温泉に浸かるだけでなく、この歴史と自然あふれる上山城周辺を散策し、昔ながらの風景や文化を体感することを強くおすすめします。
