Miyasaka Museum

What it is

• A registered museum of Yamagata Prefecture.
• Houses over 700 archaeological, historical, and folk materials.
• Collection includes cultural properties of the Yonezawa Domain.

What to see

• Armor of Uesugi Kagekatsu is on display.
• Armor of Naoe Kanetsugu is exhibited.
• Armor of Maeda Keijiro is shown.
• Seventeen spears of the Uesugi family.
• Yonezawa-zutsu matchlock guns made in Yonezawa.
• Chainmail from the Akō Rōshi incident.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from JR Yonezawa Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.