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1.Yoshino, Nara
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 6,337 and a density of 66.3 per square kilometre (172/sq mi). The total area was 95.65 km2 (36.93 sq mi).
population:5,797人 area:95.65km2
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Yoshino, Nara in Temple

1.Kimpusen-ji  ・2498 Mount Yoshino, Yoshino, Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture  ・Kinpusen-Shugendō
Kinpusen-ji (金峯山寺, 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.[1]
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Yoshino, Nara in Shrine

2.Kinpu Shrine (Yoshino)  ・Shinto
Kinpu Shrine (金峯神社, Kinpu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The honden, or main hall, is constructed in the nagare-zukuri style. 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.
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3.Yoshino Shrine  ・Shinto
Yoshino Shrine (吉野神宮, Yoshino jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1892. The main kami enshrined here is Emperor Go-Daigo. The shrine's main festival is held annually on September 27. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.
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4.Yoshino Mikumari Shrine  ・Shinto
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社, Yoshino Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan.[1] It is closely associated with Emperor Go-Daigo. The Shrine is dedicated to mikumari [Wikidata], a female Shinto kami associated with water, fertility and safe birth. Yoshino Mikumari Shrine is one of four important mikumari shrines in the former province Yamato. The shrine also houses six kami that are more or less related to mikumari (Takami-musubi-no-kami, Sukuna-hiko-no-kami, Mikogami, Ama-tsu-hiko-hi-no-ninigi-no-mikoto, Tamayori-hime-no-mikoto, and Yorozu-hata-toyo-akitsushi-hime-no-mikoto). A wooden statue of the deity Tamayori hime is registered as a National Treasure of Japan.
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5.Yoshimizu Shrine  ・Shinto
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 2014 the temple was embroiled in a scandal when it was discovered that head priest Satō Kazuhiko's private blog contained extreme hate speech towards Chinese and Koreans, in addition to him being the head of a local right-wing extremist group.[1]
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Yoshino, Nara in station

6.Yamato-Kamiichi Station  ・2044, Kamiichi, YoshinoNara(奈良県吉野郡吉野町上市2044)Japan
Yamato-Kamiichi Station (大和上市駅, Yamato-Kamiichi-eki) is a train station in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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7.Yoshino Station (Nara)  ・6261, Yoshinoyama, YoshinoNara(奈良県吉野郡吉野町吉野山6261)Japan
Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is the terminus on the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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8.Yoshino-Jingū Station  ・137-2, Tanji, YoshinoNara(奈良県吉野郡吉野町丹治137-2)Japan
Yoshino-Jingū Station (吉野神宮駅, Yoshino-Jingū-eki) is a train station in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Yoshino, Nara in Mountain

9.Mount Yoshino
Mount Yoshino (吉野山, Yoshino-yama) 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.
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