Must be so extremely beautiful with the cherry blossoms next month. I didn’t regret visiting Mount Yoshino on 21.03.2024 despite no cherry blossoms yet..
Highly recommend “blue symphony train”on the way back.. totally worth the experience.
So I went today, April 9, 2024.
The trees are in full bloom and absolutely stunning! My pics are from two spots: the Hanayagura observation deck and the Yoshimizu shrine.
To get to the first, you walk uphill, but it’s quieter. Easy to take as many epic shots as you want. The latter is easy to access (downhill from the shuttle station), but much more crowded. Amazing pics, though!
Try to get there early— maybe 9:30 am.
Apr 10 still blooming! Used 1 day Kintetsu railway pass. The train was packed around 9AM and I stood the entire journey there (from Kyoto Station). Got to Yoshino station around 11AM. Right when you get off the staff will direct you to the hiking path/bus line/ropeway to get to the viewpoint. I took the ¥450 bus (they came one after another) then another 30min uphill walk for the viewpoint. Saw long lines for bathrooms along the way, some food stands, people having picnics. Most people are resting and eating at the viewpoint (and of course enjoying the view). The way down I walked through the main town (more restaurants) to the ¥450 ropeway. It took about 45min downhill walk to get there but it was much shorter a ride than the bus (3min vs 15min?). I suggest you take the bus up and walk the ramp side to the viewpoint then walk the stair side down to get both views
Less than what I expected. It must be good in cherry blossoms.
Recommend to take roll-way and bus up, then walk down. Bus runs hourly. No bus at noon for two hours. Rec: Get to the bus stop before 11:30 am.