Mount Yoshino Imprescindible
Japan's most famous cherry-blossom pilgrimage, where over 30,000 trees cascade down the ridge in four staggered zones, so the bloom seems to climb the mountain over several weeks each spring. Wander up through wooden torii gates to Kinpusen-ji, a mountaintop temple wrapped in pink haze, then keep going for sweeping views over the Yoshino valley.