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Southern Nara

Yoshino

Mountain slopes and historic streets change with the seasons.

Travel regions are editorial groupings, not administrative boundaries.

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See & discover (29)

Mount Yoshino

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Kinpusen-ji Temple

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Yoshimizu Shrine

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HANARART 2026: Contemporary Art in Nara's Machiya Towns

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Fujii Risaburo Yakubo: A Yoshino Shop for Daranisuke

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Yoshino History Museum: Read the Valley through Miyataki

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Inuzuka Dog Mound, Kuzu

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Sakuragi Shrine, Kisa Valley

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Kiyomihara Shrine: Kuzu Music above the Yoshino River

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Fukunishi Washi Honpo: Make Yoshino Paper by Hand

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Yoshino Mountain Ropeway: Plan the Actual Operating Day

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Nyoirin-ji: A Temple of Yoshino's Southern Court

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Yoshino Mikumari Shrine: Water, Children and a Mountain Sanctuary

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Kimpu Shrine: The Sacred Threshold of Oku Senbon

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Hanayagura Observatory: Read Yoshino from Above

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Yoshino Jingū: A Modern Shrine to Emperor Go-Daigo

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Iwakami Shrine: The Sacred Rock above the Yoshino River

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Kizō-in: A Shugendō Temple Above Yoshino's Main Street

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Sakuramotobō: Temple Treasures and Hands-on Practice

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Takagi Mountain Observatory: A Quieter Oku Senbon View

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Tōnan-in: Small Pagoda and Pilgrim Lodging in Yoshino

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Ōmine-Okugake Trail: A Shugendō Traverse from Yoshino toward Kumano

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Shimo-senbon: The First Hillside of Yoshino

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Naka-senbon: Yoshino's Historic Middle Slopes

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Kami-senbon: Yoshino's Upper Cherry Slopes

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Hayashi Tofu Shop Kamimise: Yoshino Tofu Made by Hand

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Miyataki Archaeological Site: A Palace Landscape Still Under Study

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Shibahashi Bridge: A View into Yoshino's River Gorge

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Yume-no-Wada: The Manyoshu Pool at Miyataki

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Hands-on experiences (2)

Make kudzu-kiri at Nakai Shunpudo's Kudzu-kai

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Copy a sutra or trace a Buddhist image at Sakuramotobō

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Food & drink (9)

Hyōtarō: Persimmon-Leaf Sushi Beside Yoshino's Copper Torii

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Yasokichi: Fresh Yoshino Kudzu Sweets in the Mountain Town

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Nakai Shunpudo: Fresh Kudzu Beside Zaō-dō

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Hatsune: Seasonal Yoshino Cooking beneath the Cherry Slopes

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Yakko: Kakinoha-zushi and Seasonal Noodles beside Zaō-dō

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Organic Cafe Hanasaka: A Vegan Stop on Yoshino Mountain

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Sakanakaya: Seasonal Yoshino Cooking in an Old House

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Tofu Chaya Hayashi: Fresh Tofu Meals in Yoshino's Middle Senbon

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Mizumoto Beikokuten: Rice, Mochi and Yoshino Mountain Snacks

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Stay nearby (3)

Chikurin-in Gunpoen: Garden Lodging on Yoshino Mountain

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Kuzu no Mori Community Grounds and Campsite

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Yoshinoso Yukawaya: A Mountain Inn by Kinpusenji

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Events & changing information

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Before you set out

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Source checked: 2026-10-18

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A Yoshino River valley base around Otaki Lake, distinct from Yoshino Mountain.

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Oyodo

Historic Hiso temple and a useful gateway to Yoshino's mountain roads.

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