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.
yoshinoyama-sakura.jp
Wikipedia
Photo: Tawashi2006, CC BY 2.1 jp.
Photo: Nankou Oronain (as365n2), CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mountain in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yoshino”, “Yoshinoyama”, and “Йошино”
Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chikurin-in and Sakuramotobo.

Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 390 metres west of Mount Yoshino.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 360 metres west of Mount Yoshino.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yoshimizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in , , . is situated 1 km northwest of Mount Yoshino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurotaki and Shimoichi.

Village
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located in , , Japan. is situated 5 km south of Mount Yoshino.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , Japan. is situated 7 km west of Mount Yoshino.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ōyodo is a town located in , , Japan. 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
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”
  • 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”
  • Spanish: “Monte Yoshino”
  • Turkish: “Yoshino Dağı”
  • Venetian: “Monte Yoshino”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Mount Yoshino”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Yoshinoyama and Saitani.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kinka and Small Shrine.

Nara: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Nara and Horyuji.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.