Although Kenshin was first buried at Rinsen-ji Temple (Joetsu City) in a castle town of Kasugayama-jo Castle, the body was reburied in Aizu Wakamatsu-jo Castle as the Nagao-Uesugi family moved territories and then in Yonezawa-jo Castle.
遺骸は当初春日山城下の林泉寺(上越市)に埋葬されたが、長尾上杉家の転封に伴って、会津若松城、ついで米沢城内に改葬されたとされる。