Nara
Yoshino district
Yoshino

Mount Yoshino

Mount Yoshino is the general name for the mountain ridge that stretches from the south bank of the in the town of central , Japan, to the Ōmine Mountains, stretching for about eight kilometers from north-to-south, or the broader name of the area dotted with shrines and temples, centered around Kinpusen-ji Temple.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yoshino”, “Yoshino Yama”, and “Yoshinoyama”
Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chikurin-in and Sakuramotobo.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 390 metres west of Mount Yoshino.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 360 metres west of Mount Yoshino.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in , , . It is closely associated with Emperor Go-Daigo. is situated 1 km southeast of Mount Yoshino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurotaki and Shimoichi.

Village
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is a village located in , , . As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 536 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 47.70 km2. is situated 5 km south of Mount Yoshino.

Town
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is a town in , , Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the town had an estimated population of 4,294 and a population density of 69 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 61.99 km2. is situated 7 km west of Mount Yoshino.

Town
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Ōyodo is a town located in , , . As of 31 October 2024, the town had an estimated population of 15,856 in 7364 households, and a population density of 420 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 38.10 km2. is situated 7 km northwest of Mount Yoshino.

Mount Yoshino

Latitude
34.36046° or 34° 21′ 38″ north
Longitude
135.86709° or 135° 52′ 2″ east
Elevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)
Open location code
8Q6Q9V68+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4766588832
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1848159
Wiki­data ID
Q1036938
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Mount Yoshino” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Yoshino mendia”
  • Catalan: “muntanya Yoshino”
  • Catalan: “Muntanya Yoshino”
  • Cebuano: “Yoshino Yama”
  • Chinese: “吉野山”
  • Czech: “Jošino”
  • Dutch: “Mount Yoshino”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت يوشينو”
  • Finnish: “Yoshinovuori”
  • French: “mont Yoshino”
  • French: “Mont Yoshino”
  • French: “Yoshino-yama”
  • German: “Yoshino-yama”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Yoshino”
  • Italian: “monte Yoshino”
  • Italian: “Monte Yoshino”
  • Japanese: “Yoshino-yama”
  • Japanese: “よしのやま”
  • Japanese: “吉野山”
  • Korean: “요시노산”
  • Ladin: “Mont Yoshino”
  • Lithuanian: “Jošino kalnai”
  • Persian: “کوه یوشینو”
  • Russian: “Ёсино”
  • Russian: “Йошино”
  • Spanish: “Monte Yoshino”
  • Turkish: “Yoshino Dağı”
  • Venetian: “Monte Yoshino”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Yoshino”. Photo: Nankou Oronain (as365n2), CC BY-SA 3.0.