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Together with many other individual sites, 8 ancient temples and shrines built in the mountain area of Yoshino are listed as a part of UNESCO World Heritage under the name of Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. Mount Yoshino (alt. 455m) has been described for many centuries as one of Japan's most beautiful cherry blossom spots.

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Buildings in cherry blossoms at Mount Yoshino, Japan.

small road in the mountains of Yoshino, in Nara, Japan

The town of Mount Yoshino, Japan during Spring.

People walk along a path with cherry blossoms and mountains.

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Blossoming cherry trees reach for the sun.

Little monk statues in Yoshino mountains, Japan

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Yoshino, Japan

Cuisine

Taste of Yoshino...

Yoshino seems to be famous for sweets made from arrowroot (葛 kuzu). These sweets come in a few varieties, some looking no different from mochi, while others are more like transparent jelly. Many places offer shime saba (cured mackerel) sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. During the sakura blossoming season, the streets are lined with stands selling the typical Japanese street food: takoyaki, frankfurters, okonomiyaki. Many places offer oden, konnyaku in particular.

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Getting There

Multiple Options

There are no direct services from either of Osaka's airports to Yoshino. From Osaka-Kansai, there are 13 buses a day to Yamato-Yagi station in Kashihara, taking 1hr 20mins and ¥1950 (¥3700 return, valid for 14 days); you will then have to take a train to Kashihara-jingū-mae, and change again there for a train to Yoshino. Three morning buses to the airport and three evening buses to Kashihara stop at Takada-shi station, from where there are direct trains to Yoshino. If going through Yamato-Yagi is too much for you, the alternative is to take a JR Haruka or Airport Rapid to Tennōji and change there to a Kintetsu train from Abenobashi. If coming from Osaka-Itami, the most convenient way is to take the bus to Abenobashi and change there to the train. The main way to reach Yoshino is by Kintetsu....

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Yoshino seems to be famous for sweets made from arrowroot (葛 kuzu). These sweets come in a few varieties, some looking no different from mochi, while others are more like transparent jelly. Many places offer shime saba (cured mackerel) sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. During the sakura blossoming season, the streets are lined with stands selling the typical Japanese street food: takoyaki, frankfurters, okonomiyaki. Many places offer oden, konnyaku in particular.

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Yoshino seems to be famous for sweets made from arrowroot (葛 kuzu). These sweets come in a few varieties, some looking no different from mochi, while others are more like transparent jelly. Many places offer shime saba (cured mackerel) sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. During the sakura blossoming season, the streets are lined with stands selling the typical Japanese street food: takoyaki, frankfurters, okonomiyaki. Many places offer oden, konnyaku in particular.

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