Bus from yoshino at 08.00am

Hi there, i will come to yoshino at 8 april 2024, i have search the shuttle bus time table but its departed from around 9.35am?
Is there any more early Shuttle buses operate between Yoshino Station and the oku senbon area, so i could ride the bus to the top than walk down in the morning, around 7.30am or 08.00am.
Thanks

Transportation details for the cherry blossom season will be announced sometime in late February or March, I believe. I think it is unlikely that the bus timetable will be very different from 2023.

The first bus in 2023 was at 8:40:
https://yoshino-kankou.jp/upload/d08088f0dc247af6d1c81f02b5be1b2ff5569...

Note that Yoshinoyama can quite easily be enjoyed without the use of the shuttle buses by good walkers.

Also note that these busses can be very full. Specially on weekends. So you might need to queue for quite some time until it’s your turn. Walking up is nice enough. But you should plan at least half a day in Yoshino. (For me it was a full day but then I am also a relaxed tourist and no early bird)

While walking from the top of the ropeway is fine, there are some quite steep parts which can be a challenge if you have luggage. Without luggage though it is fine

Thank you everyone.. actually I wanted to try walking but I'm worried that I would be too tired before we even get to the peak since I'm not an athletic person. I read somewhere that it would be a steep hike, 7-13 km uphill?