2026 Yonezawa Sengoku Fireworks Festival: A Full-Day Course

Centered on the Yonezawa Sengoku Fireworks Festival (よねざわ戦国花火大会), held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, this is a full day enjoying the castle town of Yonezawa (米沢) from midday onward. Renowned as the castle town of the Uesugi clan, Yonezawa packs its highlights — where history and nature blend, from Uesugi Shrine (上杉神社) to Matsugasaki Park (松が岬公園) — into a compact downtown area. In the afternoon, visit Uesugi Shrine and soak up the castle-town atmosphere while learning about the history connected to the Yonezawa domain. After strolling the quiet moatside of Matsugasaki Park, fill up in the evening around Yonezawa Station on Yamagata cuisine, including Yonezawa beef. Once night falls, move to the Yonezawa Municipal Baseball Stadium (米沢市営野球場) to watch fireworks bloom one after another against the autumn night sky. This one-day plan, unique to Yonezawa, Yamagata, lets you experience both a castle town still carrying the breath of Sengoku warlords and fireworks coloring the autumn night sky in a single trip.