8 Sights in Yoshino, Japan (with Map and Images)

Mount Yoshino is a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan that is a major religious and literary site. It is renowned for its cherry blossoms and attracts many visitors every spring, when the trees are in blossom. In 2004, Mount Yoshino was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.

Wikipedia: Mount Yoshino (EN)

Nyorinji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Mt. Yoshino, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Tobi (Mr./Ms.). The honzon is Ruyirin Kannon. Behind the main hall is the tomb of Emperor Go-Daigo, who collapsed in the land of Yoshino, and the tomb of Prince Setai.

Wikipedia: 如意輪寺 (JA)

Kinpusen-ji is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto and Buddhist beliefs. Along with Ōminesan-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.

Wikipedia: Kimpusen-ji (EN), Website

Katsute Shrine (formerly Jinja) is a shrine located in Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The deity of the festival is described in the "Wakan Sansai Zukai" as "Katsutesha Shrine Troupe Ai Wig" (Ukeri no Mikoto / Ukenori no Mikoto). It is also written as "受鬘命". The current chief deity is said to be Tennin Homi. Oyama, Kukuno, Kibana, Sakuya, Moss, and Hano are enshrined.

Wikipedia: 勝手神社 (JA)

Sakura Motobo (桜本坊, Sakura Motobo) is a temple of the Kinpuzan Shugenhon sect located in Yoshinoyama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The main statue is a statue of the Great Bodhisattva (Actor). It is also one of the five temples of Ominezan-ji. There are so many cultural properties that it can be said to be a hall of Yamabushi culture. Officials' Cemetery. The official notation is Sakuramotobo.

Wikipedia: 桜本坊 (JA)

Chikurin-in is a single temple located in Mt. Yoshino, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture. The honzon is Fudo Myo, Zao Gongen, Actor, and Kobo Daishi. It is one of the temples of Ominezan-ji Temple. It is known for its Shukubo Bamboo Grove Temple.

Wikipedia: 竹林院 (奈良県吉野町) (JA)

Dainamochi Shrine is a shrine located in Kawaraya, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikinai shrine (Meishin Taisha), and the former company name is Gosha. It is also known as "Great Ye Palace".

Wikipedia: 大名持神社 (JA)

Tonan-in is a temple of the Kinpuzan Shugenhon sect located in Yoshinoyama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Omine. The honzon is a statue of an actor. It is a temple on Mt. Omine. Kaiki is also an official and an official mausoleum.

Wikipedia: 東南院 (奈良県吉野町) (JA)