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Explore Mount Yoshino, Nara, Japan (UNESCO site)
Mount Yoshino is a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Mount Yoshino was the subject of awakapoem in the 10th century poetry compilationKokin Wakashū. It is also the subject of several poems in the Hyakunin Isshu.
Several important religious and pilgrimage destinations are located around Mount Yoshino, including Yoshino Mikumari Shrine, Kimpu Shrine, and Kimpusen-ji. It is well known for its cherry blossoms, and attracts many visitors every autumn.
Mt. Yoshino is famous for its many thousands of sakura trees. These flowering specimen trees were planted in four groves at different altitudes, in part so that the famed trees would come into bloom at different times of the spring. A 1714 account explained that, on their climb to the top, travelers would be able to enjoy the lower 1,000 cherry trees at the base, the middle 1,000 on the way, the upper 1,000 toward the top, and the 1,000 in the precincts of the inner shrine at the top.
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