A cherry blossom viewing tour around Mt. Yoshino in Nara

Mt. Yoshino, a whole mountain covered in pink. A characteristic of Yoshino’s cherry blossom viewing area is the length of the season, beginning to bloom at the foot of the mountain, to Shimosenbon, Nakasenbon, Kamisenbon, and Okusenbon. Enjoy cherry-blossom viewing from the top to the bottom, unique to Yoshino, and where visitors can view the cherry blossoms while hiking all day.

NAVITIME

Update 2023.08.07

DAY1

2018-05-15
- Yoshinogunyoshino Omine cable
  
  10:00
- Kinpusen-ji Temple Zaoudou
  
  11:00
- Chikurin-in Temple
  
  12:15
- Chusenhon Park
  
  13:30
- Nyoirin-ji Temple
  
  15:00
- Yoshino(Nara)
  
  17:00

Based on the introduced itinerary, you can create your original itinerary. In addition, simply add the place you want to go and display the route and time schedule automatically, your itinerary will be completed in no time!

Create your itinerary from this itinerary

DAY1

- Yoshinogunyoshino Omine cable
  
  10:00
  
  30min
  
  Ropeway, etc.
  
  (Provided by service)TheYoshino Omine Ropeway takes visitors to Yoshinoyama Station in about three minutes from Senbon-guchi Station which is just a three-minute walk from Yoshino Station on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line. It is the oldest ropeway in Japan, having been in operation since 1929, and the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers has registered it as an example of the country’s mechanical heritage. The ropeway normally operates from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and makes four round trips per hour. The number of runs is increased during the cherry blossom season in April, and large numbers of cherry blossom enthusiasts come to enjoy the view of Mount Yoshino through the windows of the ropeway cars.
  
  Address
  
  Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 79
  - Yoshinogunyoshino Omine cable
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Kinpusen-ji Temple Zaoudou
  
  11:00
  
  60min
  
  Temple
  
  (Provided by service)The symbol of Mt. Yoshino and the head temple of the Shugendo syncretic Shinto-Buddhist religion. It is believed that the temple was founded by the mystic En no Gyoja in the latter half of the seventh century. The Zaoudou hall standing proudly on the heights of the Kinpu Mountain Range was erected in 1592 and is the second largest ancient wooden building in Japan after the Hall of the Great Buddha at Todai-ji Temple. Three statues of Zao, a Shinto manifestation of the Buddha, are enshrined in the temple, representing the past, present, and future. Each is seven meters tall and a must-see during your visit.
  
  Address
  
  Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama
  
  Where to Go Yoshino
  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
  - Kinpusen-ji Temple Zaoudou
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  15min
- Chikurin-in Temple
  
  12:15
  
  60min
  
  Garden
  
  (Provided by service)Originally founded by Prince Shotoku as the Chinzan-ji Temple and later dubbed the Josen-ji Temple by the great priest Kukai, this Buddhist temple was re-founded as the Chikurin-in Temple in 1385. The Gumpoen garden, considered one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan, stretches out on the temple’s 33 thousand square meter grounds. The garden, a strolling garden with a central pond, is said to have been created by the great tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyu and renovated by the samurai Hosokawa Fujitaka. The garden is also famous for its cherry and camellia blossoms, which the great samurai leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself came to see and enjoy. The Chikurin-in Gumpoen Ryokan, a traditional temple inn located on the grounds, is 1,300 years old, and is said to have even been used by yamabushi, ascetic mountain hermits said to have supernatural powers. This popular inn still sees an unending stream of guests today.
  
  Address
  
  Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 2142
  
  Where to Go Yoshino
  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
  - Chikurin-in Temple
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  15min
- Chusenhon Park
  
  13:30
  
  60min
  
  Park / Green Space
  
  Address
  
  Nara Yoshino-gun Yoshinocho Yoshino Yama
  - Chusenhon Park
  - Chusenhon Park
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Nyoirin-ji Temple
  
  15:00
  
  60min
  
  Temple
  
  (Provided by service)A Pure Land sect Buddhist temple built by Nichizo in the Engi period between 901 and 923. Designated an imperial temple by Emperor Go-Daigo during the Nanboku-cho period (1336-1392), Kusunoki Masashige’s eldest son Masatsura, anticipating his end in the Battle of Shijonawate, carved his death poem the doors of the main nave before departing for the front. In spring, the figure of the bodhisattva Cintamanicakra, housed in the main nave, is unveiled.
  
  Address
  
  Nara Pref. Yoshinogunyoshinochou Yoshinoyama 1024
  - Nyoirin-ji Temple
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  60min
- Yoshino(Nara)
  
  17:00
  
  30min
  
  Station
  
  Address
  
  Nara Pref
  
  Cherry Blossoms in Yoshino
  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
  - Yoshino(Nara)
- FINISH
  
  17:30