Yoshino, Nara
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Yoshino 吉野町 | ||
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Town | ||
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 Location of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture | ||
  Yoshino Location in Japan | ||
Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°51′E / 34.400°N 135.850°E / 34.400; 135.850Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°51′E / 34.400°N 135.850°E / 34.400; 135.850 | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kansai | |
| Prefecture | Nara Prefecture | |
| District | Yoshino | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95.96 km2 (37.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (September 1, 2007) | ||
| • Total | 9,397 | |
| • Density | 97.93/km2 (253.6/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) | |
| City hall address | 80-1 Ōaza Kamiichi, Yoshino-machi, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 639-3192 | |
| Website | www.town.yoshino.nara.jp | |
Yoshino (吉野町, Yoshino-chō) is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 9,397 and a density of 97.93 per square kilometre (253.6/sq mi). The total area was 95.65 km2 (36.93 sq mi).
Contents
1 Geography
2 Industry
2.1 Lumber
2.2 Paper
3 Surrounding municipalities
4 Notable places
5 References
6 External links
Geography[edit]
The town of Yoshino is located in the northern portion of Yoshino District. Most of the area is mountainous, but the section along the Yoshino River is somewhat flatter and contains most of the town's roads, train tracks and houses.
Mountains: Yoshino Mountain
Rivers: Yoshino River
Lakes: Lake Tsuburo
The most well-known area within the town is Yoshino Mountain, famous for its many thousands of sakura trees; much poetry has been written on the subject by several famous authors, including Chiyo and Uejima Onitsura.[1] These flowering cherry trees were planted in four groves at different altitudes, in part so that the trees would be visible coming into bloom at different times in the spring. An account of Yoshino written in about 1714 explained that, on their climb to the top, travelers would be able to enjoy the lower 1,000 cherry trees at the base, the middle 1,000 on the way, the upper 1,000 toward the top, and the 1,000 in the precincts of the inner shrine at the top.[2]
Sacred For adherents of Shugendo, Yoshino Mountain is the traditional beginning of the Mount Ōmine pilgrimage trail (part of the Omine-Okugake Trail), although nowadays many hikers begin and end their trek in the Dorogawa district of Tenkawa Village.
Industry[edit]
Lumber[edit]
The town of Yoshino produces a wide variety of wood-based goods made from lumber harvested from the local forest land. Most of the forest within the Yoshino area is artificial, consisting of red cedar and cypress trees that have been planted and harvested in cycles for 500 years.[3] The Yoshino River served in past times as a means of transportation for the lumber harvested in the region.
Paper[edit]
The Kuzu district of Yoshino has a long history of traditional Japanese washi paper production. According to a local story, Prince Oama (later to become Emperor Tenmu), taught the residents of Kuzu the process of making washi in the 7th century. [4]
Surrounding municipalities[edit]
Nara Prefecture- Asuka
- Sakurai
- Higashiyoshino
- Kawakami
- Kurotaki
- Shimoichi
- Ōyodo
- Uda
Notable places[edit]
- Yoshino-Kumano National Park
- Yoshino Mountain
- Yoshino Shrine
- Miyataki (district)
- Kinpusen-ji
- Yoshimizu Shrine
- Sakuramotobō
- Yoshinomikumari Shrine
- Nyoirin-ji
- Sakuragi Shrine
- Ryumon-no-taki (waterfall)
- Takataki (waterfall)
- Kinpu Shrine
- Yoshimizu Shrine
Saigyo-an Hermitage
References[edit]
^ Gill, Robin (2006). Cherry Blossom Epiphany: The Poetry and Philosophy of a Flowering Tree (1st ed.). Paraverse Press. pp. 632–678 of 740. ISBN 0974261866..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Kaibara Ekiken. (1714). Yoshinoyama syokeizu Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.; Stokes, Henry Scott. Cherry Blossom Time Puts Japan at Ease," New York Times. March 6, 1983.
^ "吉野中央森林組合". 吉野中央森林組合 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-23.
^ "国栖の里観光協会トップページ". 国栖の里観光協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-23.
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External links[edit]
Yoshino official website (in Japanese)- Kansai Digital Archives ...Images of Yoshino-cho
- National Archives of Japan Yoshinoyama syokeizu, illustrated scroll describing Mt. Yoshino, text by Kaibara Ekiken (circa 1714)
- Japan-guide.com Yoshino at Japan Guide
Geographic data related to Yoshino, Nara at OpenStreetMap
Yoshino travel guide from Wikivoyage
Nyoirin-ji official website (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Yoshino, Nara at OpenStreetMap
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