Yoshino in Nara Prefecture has been known for its cherry blossoms since ancient times. About 30,000 cherry blossoms trees of about 200 species grow thick all over the mountains. In spring, fleeting and pretty mountain cherry blossoms cover the entire mountains from ridge to ridge and from valley to valley for about a month. It appeared in Kojiki and Nihonshoki in the old days, and has been visited by many literary men and experts in calligraphy or ink drawing since then. In addition, many historic sites related to Shugendo, Yoshitsune Minamoto, Emperor Godaigo, Saigyo, etc. are still preserved in this area.

奈良県にある吉野山は古来桜で知られ、シロヤマザクラを中心に約200種3万本の桜が密集しています。儚げで可憐な山桜が尾根から尾根へ、谷から谷へと山全体をおよそ１か月に渡って埋め尽くしてゆきます。古くは古事記や、日本書紀などにも登場し、以来多くの文人墨客が訪ねてきました。また、辺りには修験道や源義経、後醍醐天皇、西行などにまつわる数多くの史跡が今も守り伝えられています。