Mount Yoshino

Overview

Mount Yoshino is the general name for a mountain ridge in Yoshino, central Nara Prefecture, stretching about eight kilometers from north to south, from the south bank of the Yoshino River toward the Ōmine Mountains. It is also a broad place name for the area dotted with shrines and temples centered on Kinpusen-ji Temple. It has long been celebrated as a place of flowers, especially cherry blossoms.

Highlights

• ●Cherry-blossom districts known as Shimo-, Naka-, Kami-, and Oku-Senbon
• ●A place of faith with shrines and temples centered on Kinpusen-ji
• ●Scenery and historic ground designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in 1924
• ●A component of the UNESCO World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

History

It was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in December 1924, and became part of Yoshino-Kumano National Park in February 1936. In July 2004, the sacred sites and pilgrimage routes stretching from Mount Yoshino to Kumano were inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. In 1990 it was selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.

Map

34.3504, 135.8773 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Begin the ridge walk from the Shimo-Senbon district
2. 2Visit the shrines and temples centered on Kinpusen-ji
3. 3Climb through Naka- and Kami-Senbon while taking in the scenery
4. 4Continue to Oku-Senbon to enjoy the mountain ridge landscape

Did you know?

💡 The area is divided by district into Shimo-, Naka-, Kami-, and Oku-Senbon.

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