Yoshino

Japanese: 吉野 - よしの

A general name for the mountainous region in the southern part of Nara Prefecture. It covers 60% of the prefecture's total area, but its population density is extremely low. It is divided into Kuchiyoshino in the Yoshino River basin and Okuyoshino in the Kumano River system. After the Taika Reforms, Yoshino District was established, and later, during the reigns of Gensho and Shomu, it was renamed Yoshino Gen and was made a province, and then became one of Yamato's districts. In the early Heian period, Kinpusen was opened and became the base of Shugendo. Due to its poor transportation and extreme isolation, it has been a place of exile since ancient times, and especially during the Nanboku-cho period, it became a base for the Southern Court. In the Muromachi period, it came under the control of Kofuku-ji Ichijo-in, a branch temple of Kinpusen-ji, and in the early modern period, most of it became a shogunate territory. (→ Yamato Province )

Yoshino

A former town area in the southeast of Awa City, in northern Tokushima Prefecture. It is located on the north bank of the downstream Yoshino River, occupying an alluvial fan of the Miyagouchidani River, a tributary of the Yoshino River. In 1957, Ichijo Town and parts of Kakishima Village were merged to form Yoshino Town. In 2005, it was merged with Tonari Town, Ichiba Town, and Awa Town to form Awa City. The area is mainly agricultural, with rice and vegetables grown. The central district, Saijo, developed as a castle town for Saijo Castle, one of the nine Awa castles.

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Japanese:

奈良県南部の山岳地帯の汎称。面積は全県の6割にも及ぶが，人口密度はきわめて小さい。吉野川流域の口吉野 (くちよしの) と，熊野川水系の奥吉野とに分れる。大化改新後，吉野郡がおかれ，のち元正，聖武両朝のとき芳野監 (げん) に改められて国に準じられ，さらに大和の一郡となった。平安時代初期に金峯山 (きんぷせん) が開かれ，修験道の本拠になった。交通が不便で隔絶性が強いため，古来亡命地となり，特に南北朝時代，南朝方の根拠地となった。室町時代には，金峯山寺を末寺とする興福寺一乗院の支配となり，近世，その大半は天領となった。 (→大和国 )

吉野
よしの

徳島県北部，阿波市南東部の旧町域。吉野川下流北岸にあり，吉野川の支流宮川内谷川 (みやごうちだにがわ) の扇状地を占める。 1957年一条町と柿島 (かきしま) 村の一部が合体し吉野町が発足。 2005年土成町，市場町，阿波町と合体して阿波市となる。畑作中心の農業地で米，野菜栽培が行なわれる。中心地区の西条は阿波九城の一つ西条城の城下町として発展した。

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