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Mount Yoshino (吉野山, Yoshino-yama) 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.
The peak bloom date, "defined as the day when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," is expected to fall March 23 to March 26 this year, according to the park service. About 3,800 cherry ...
Established in 1936, the park includes Mount Yoshino, celebrated for its cherry blossoms, as well as elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. [1] [2]
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A blossom forecast for 2006, with the predicted dates of blossoms. The numbers are for dates (3.22 is March 22) and the "cherry blossom front" moves from south to north. A colourful collection of sweet and savoury snacks to nibble on between sips of sake, while admiring the cherry blossoms
Winter has decimated the bloom before, the most recent case occurring in 2017 when a late frost from March 14-16 wiped out at least half of the Yoshino blossoms.
The Yoshino cherry is typically observed since, from the late Edo period, it has been planted across the archipelago. [7] Sample trees also include the Higan cherry in the south and Prunus sargentii (Sargent's cherry) in the north. [7] In 2006 it was reported that the cherry blossoms might overtake the plum blossoms before reaching Hokkaidō. [8]
Visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC on March 18, 2024. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, which commemorates Japan's gift of 3,000 cherry trees in 1912, runs from March ...