What other travelers are saying about Mount Yoshino (Yoshino-yama)
Best place to see a mountain full of cherry blossom. Lovely mountain with great scenery. The place is very clean and very well taken care. There are restaurants and cafe in the area with great view. Best to ride the ropeway going up and just walk down later when going home. Bus is another option.
Mesmerizing and breathtaking place. One of the best places in Japan for Sakura (Cherry blossom viewing). Hiking in Mount Yoshino is an amazing experience. It is nice to have food at the viewpoint by watching these beautiful Cherry blossom.
- 09-Apr-2025
Undoubtedly one of the best places in Japan for sakura viewing. Went there today on 6th April, 2025. All photos were captured on that day.
After arriving at Yoshino station from Osaka Abenobashi, we took the shuttle bus to Nakasenbon (15-20 mints ride) and walked till the Hanayaguru observatory (1.5 Km from Nakasenbon bus point) to have an unobstructed view of the entire Yoshino town all the way till the Kinpunsen ji Temple. However, the cherry blossoms in the Kamisenbon area around the viewpoint were just opening. Walked down the mountain to the rail station thereafter in around 2 hours (4.5 Km) while soaking in all the superb views.
Came here last Tuesday, its the last train stop, very few visitors when i was here. Cable car is not working, so i use the bus to go up to the village. Nice village with many temples. There is a huge Buddhist temple made out of solid wood at the center of village. Continue walk up to the view point on the tar sealed road. Its a winding and steep incline road. At the view point you can see the whole village from there. Took a nice japanese lunch at Shitzukatei. It's perfect trip, nice view, traditional houses, majestic temple, deers in the wood, good food, clean and quiet.
