Saitani
Saitani is a quarter in Shimoichi Chō, Yoshino district, Nara. Saitani is situated nearby to the quarter Tateishi, as well as near Torisumi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Yoshino and Kimpusen-ji.
Mount Yoshino
Photo: Nankou Oronain (as365n2), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Yoshino is the general name for the mountain ridge that stretches from the south bank of the Yoshino River in the town of Yoshino central Nara Prefecture, 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.
Kimpusen-ji
Buddhist temple
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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.
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Yoshino Mikumari Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is closely associated with Emperor Go-Daigo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kurotaki and Shimoichi.
Kurotaki
Village
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kurotaki is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. 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. Kurotaki is situated 4 km south of Saitani.
Shimoichi
Town
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Shimoichi is a town in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, 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. Shimoichi is situated 5 km west of Saitani.
Yoshino
Yoshino is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 5,874 in 2997 households, and a population density of 61 persons per km2.
Saitani
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Shimoichi Chō, Yoshino district, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.34938° or 34° 20′ 58″ northLongitude
135.84848° or 135° 50′ 55″ eastElevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8Q6Q8RXX+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8464986157OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9629006
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In Other Languages
“Saitani” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “さいたに”
- Japanese: “才谷”
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