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Yoshino Travel Guide	# 66   of 117 destinations in our travel guide

Yoshinoyama (Mount Yoshino) in Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture, is Japan's most famous cherry blossom spot. Besides an estimated 30,000 cherry trees, the area also offers a rich history and several temples and shrines. As the base of the pilgrimage trail to sacred Mount Omine, Yoshino has been a center of Shugendo mountain worship for many centuries. The remote town also served various historical personalities as a refuge, including Emperor Go-Daigo who established a competing second imperial court there in the 14th century. Yoshinoyama is divided into four areas, the Shimo Senbon (lower 1000 trees) at the base of the mountain, Naka Senbon (middle 1000 trees), Kami Senbon (upper 1000 trees) and Oku Senbon (inner 1000 trees) at the top of the mountain. Together with Mount Koya and Kumano, Yoshino was designated a cultural UNESO World Heritage Site in 2004, named the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range".

Attractions

1  Cherry Blossoms The cherry blossoms of Yoshinoyama. User rating: 96/100 (26 votes) Visited by: 47 users  2  Yoshimizu Shrine Temporary quarters of Emperor Go-Daigo. User rating: 89/100 (11 votes) Visited by: 17 users  3  Chikurin-in Temple Temple ryokan with a beautiful garden. User rating: 80/100 (8 votes) Visited by: 18 users  4  Mikumari Shrine Shrine with an unusual architecture. User rating: insufficient data Visited by: 8 users  5  Kinpusenji Temple The most important temple of Yoshino. User rating: 75/100 (12 votes) Visited by: 18 users

Access and Orientation

Access and Orientation How to get to and around Yoshino. About transportation in Japan

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Yoshino Cherry Blossom Report April 8, 2009 Yoshino Cherry Blossom Report April 5, 2009

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Yoshino Town Official website.