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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.
Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園, Yoshino-Kumano Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures, in the Kansai region of Japan.
Area Cultural asset Type Location Picture Yoshino and Ōmine Mount Yoshino (吉野山, Yoshino-yama): Mountain Yoshino-chō, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken: Yoshino and Ōmine Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社, Yoshino-mikumari-jinja)
The Yoshino Ropeway (吉野ロープウェイ, Yoshino Rōpuwei) is an aerial tramway in Mount Yoshino, Yoshino, Nara, Japan, operated by Yoshino Ōmine Kēburu Ropeway Bus Co., Ltd. This is the oldest surviving aerial lift line in the nation.
The Ōmine Okugakemichi (大峯奥駈道, lit. “deep inner path of the grand peaks”) is a pilgrimage route on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. It begins in Yanagi-no-shuku, a former ferry station on the Yoshino River in Nara prefecture, leads through the 1200-1900 meter Ōmine mountain region of Yoshino and Kumano in Wakayama Prefecture and ends after about 170 kilometers ...
The Jōmon site is located on the southwest terrace near the Yoshino River, and is limited to an area of 100 x 100 meters. Items related to the Jōmon culture include pottery, stone axes , stone arrowheads, stone knives, and stone clubs.The layer containing Jōmon pottery is 50–90 cm below the present-day surface.
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Yoshimizu Shrine (吉水神社, Yoshimizu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Go-Daigo, and the samurai Kusunoki Masashige. In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. In ...