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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...
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    Yoshino (吉野町, Yoshino-chō) is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024[update], the town had an estimated population...
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    (current day Toshima) and famous place of Prunus jamasakura, Mount Yoshino. In 1901, the Yoshino cherry was given the scientific name Prunus yedoensis by...
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    the Kansai region of Japan. Established in 1936, the park includes Mount Yoshino, celebrated for its cherry blossoms, as well as elements of the UNESCO...
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    attachment: Saigyō travelled extensively, but one of his favorite places was Mount Yoshino, famous for its cherry blossoms: Saigyō's journeys were an inspiration...
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  • on Mount Yoshino Yoshino Mountain, a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture Yoshino Province, an old province of Japan Yoshino River...
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    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...
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    either alone or in small groups, to perform misogi. Mount Ontake, the Kii mountain range and Mount Yoshino are but a few examples of ancient and well known...
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    joined forces with Kusunoki Masashige. Moriyoshi tenaciously defended Mount Yoshino. Masashige's heroics defending Chihaya, together with Moriyoshi's efforts...
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    Fujiwara Areas (cf. Asuka, 飛鳥・藤原)    Katsuragi Area (葛城)    Yoshino Area (cf. Mount Yoshino, 吉野)    Yamato Kogen Plains and Uda Area (大和高原・宇陀) Heijō Palace...
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    47.71 km2. Located north of Mount Yoshino, it is part of the municipalities in the Kii Mountain Range. Mountains: Mount Kashihara, Hyakukaidake Nara...
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    religion in the village of Tenkawa, Yoshino district, Nara prefecture, Japan. It is located at the Sanjōgatake peak of Mount Ōmine. Along with Kinpusen-ji,...
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    starting in 1336, brought more instability to Nara. As Emperor Go-Daigo chose Yoshino as his base, a power struggle arose in Kōfuku-ji with a group supporting...
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    reflected in the 1998 naming of the Shikoku Saburo Bridge. The Yoshino rises from Mount Kamegamori (瓶ケ森) in Ino, Kōchi Prefecture and flows to the east...
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  • Yoshitoshi. Museum of New Mexico Press; First Edition. ISBN 0890134383. "Mount Yoshino Midnight-moon: Iga no Tsubone". Yoshitoshi: An online exhibition. Retrieved...
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    Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area (WHS). Yoshino (Mount Yoshino) – Kimpusen-ji, Yoshimizu Shrine, Yoshino Mikumari Shrine, etc. They are parts of the...
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    honka: In the original, Saigyō had broken a branch from a cherry tree on Mount Yoshino in modern Nara to remind himself of a prime cherry-viewing spot; when...
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    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. It is closely associated...
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  • Part of a series on the History of Japan Mount Yoshino Periods Topics Capital punishment Currency Earthquakes Economy Era names Education Empire Foreign...
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    in Mount Yoshino. The exact details of how far she traveled with Yoshitsune before being sent back, or whether she traveled further than Yoshino at all...
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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...
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    is a tale which describes a "Rokurokubi Village" in the recesses of Mount Yoshino where all the residents, even children, wore scarves to cover a line...
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    paintings of Japan's four seasons in its corners. The paintings each depict Mount Yoshino in the spring, Lake Towada in the summer, Okunikko in the fall, and...
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    Genji, by Hon'ami Kōetsu, Edo oeriod, 17th century Reading Stand with Mount Yoshino Stationery Stand Morning sun, paulownia and phoenix in maki-e Lacquered...
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    Higashiyoshino. Rivers:Yoshino River Mountains:Mount Kunimi, Mount Takami Mie Prefecture Matsusaka Nara Prefecture Kawakami Mitsue Soni Uda Yoshino Sakai, Osaka...
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    (called the Sato-zakura Group). Two such cultivars are the Yoshino cherry and Kanzan; Yoshino cherries are actively planted in Asian countries, and Kanzan...
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    temple of a branch of the Shugendō religion called Kinpusen-Shugendō in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded...
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    Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. Ideologically, the two courts fought for 50 years, with the South giving...
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    The Tale of Genji, by Hon'ami Kōetsu, 17th century Reading Stand with Mount Yoshino, Edo period, 18th century Lacquered exterior of wakizashi Fusamune,...
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    (下赤坂城), or (English: Lower Akasaka fortress), a fortress built upon Mount Yoshino near modern-day Osaka in the former Kawachi Province in Osaka Prefecture...
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