In Nara Prefecture, Mount Yoshino, one of the most famous sites in Japan when it comes to cherry blossoms. It is estimated that there are no more and no less than 30 000 cherry trees so imagine how to put this site when the buds begin to open. A beauty!
But besides this pink and white blanket of flowers Yoshino is a site with a rich history and several shrines and temples. Is the starting point of the path of pilgrimage to Mount Yoshino Omine and historically has always been in the way religious. Since 2004 the World Heritage.
Among its most visited places of prayer are the Yoshimizu Shrine and Mikumari. The first has hosted in past centuries many historical figures. Such was the refuge of Minamoto Yoshitsune in the twelfth century, the seat of Emperor Go-Daigo two centuries later with his imperial court parallel to Yoshino and was also the site for hanami parties of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the sixteenth century .