5 Sights in Yoshino, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Yoshino, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Yoshino, Japan.
1. Sakuramotobo
Sakura Motobo (桜本坊, Sakura Motobo) is a temple of the Kinpuzan Shugenhon sect located in Yoshinoyama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The main statue is a statue of the Great Bodhisattva (Actor). It is also one of the five temples of Ominezan-ji. There are so many cultural properties that it can be said to be a hall of Yamabushi culture. Officials' Cemetery. The official notation is Sakuramotobo.
2. Mount Yoshino
Mount Yoshino is a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan that is a major religious and literary site. It is renowned for its cherry blossoms and attracts many visitors every spring, when the trees are in blossom. In 2004, Mount Yoshino was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
3. Zao-do
Kinpusen-ji is the head temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no Gyōja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto and Buddhist beliefs. Along with Ōminesan-ji Temple, it is considered the most important temple in Shugendō.
4. Nyoirin-ji Temple Treasure House
Nyorinji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Mt. Yoshino, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Too. The honzon is Ruyirin Kannon. Behind the main hall is the tomb of Emperor Go-Daigo, who collapsed in the land of Yoshino, and the tomb of Prince Setai.
5. Chikurin-in Temple
Takebayashi -in is a single temple located in Yoshinoyama, Yoshino -cho, Yoshino -gun, Nara Prefecture. The main gods are Fudo Myo, Gongen Zao, actors, and Kobo Daishi. It is one of Omineyama -ji Temple. Known at Shukubo Takebayashi -in Gunayoen.
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