A ningyo joruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater) and kabuki story titled "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura" (Yoshitsune and One Thousand Cherry Trees) was played for the first time in the Edo period and became a big hit, and 'Michiyuki Hatsune no Tabi,' a dance number performed in the story, also gained a good reputation and was affectionately called Mt. Yoshino.
江戸時代に初演された人形浄瑠璃・歌舞伎の『義経千本桜』は大当りとなり、劇中の舞踊「道行初音旅（みちゆきはつねのたび）」も好評を得て、吉野山の愛称で呼ばれる。