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Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1936, the park includes
Mount Yoshino 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 ...
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan. Selection criteria The locations and paths for this heritage site were based on their historical and modern i ...
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Places of interest

Notable places of interest include the Dorokyō Gorge,
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Mount Yoshino 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 ...
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Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), it is the country's tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop; however, the tallest waterfall ...
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Related municipalities

The park crosses the borders of five
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: * Mie: Kihō, Kumano, Mihama, Ōdai, Owase *
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: Gojō, Kamikitayama, Kawakami, Shimokitayama, Tenkawa,
Totsukawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest village in Japan in terms of area. As of January 2017, the village has an estimated population of 3,488 and a density of 5.2 persons per km2. The total area is ...
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Yoshino Yoshino may refer to: * Yoshino cherry, another name for ''Prunus × yedoensis'', a flowering cherry tree * Japanese cruiser Yoshino, Japanese cruiser ''Yoshino'', a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Places * Yoshino, Nara, a town ...
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Kitayama is an exclave List of villages in Japan, village that belongs to Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, but is located on the border between Mie Prefecture, Mie and Nara Prefecture, Nara Prefectures. It ...
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Kushimoto 270px, Shionomisaki Southernmost Point Park is a coastal town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,192 in 8354 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The ...
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See also

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List of national parks of Japan and in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-Na ...
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Kumano Kodō The is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, the largest peninsula of Japan. These trails were used by pilgrims to " Kumano Sanzan" (熊野三山) or the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano: Kumano Hongū Taisha_(熊 ...


References


External links

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Map of Yoshino-Kumano National Park (north)

Map of Yoshino-Kumano National Park (south)
{{authority control National parks of Japan Parks and gardens in Mie Prefecture Parks and gardens in Wakayama Prefecture Parks and gardens in Nara Prefecture Protected areas established in 1936