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. Mount Yoshino is situated 3½ km northwest of Nishigawa.

Kinpu-jinja

Shinto shrine

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Kinpu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The honden, or main hall, is constructed in the nagare-zukuri style.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurotaki and Yoshino.

Kurotaki

Village

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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 5 km southwest of Nishigawa.

Yoshino

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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.

Higashiyoshino

Village

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Higashiyoshino is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2025, the village had an estimated population of 1,322 and a population density of 10 persons per km2. Higashiyoshino is situated 9 km northeast of Nishigawa.

Nishigawa

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Kawakami, Yoshino district, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.34737° or 34° 20′ 51″ north

Longitude

135.90127° or 135° 54′ 5″ east

Elevation

262 metres (860 feet)

Open location code

8Q6Q8WW2+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8592313450

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

9629449

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In Other Languages

“Nishigawa” goes by many names.

Japanese: “にしがわ”
Japanese: “西河”

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