Japan - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
This page provides List of World Heritage Sites in Japan identified by UNESCO.
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan
There are 22 heritage sites in Japan, 18 Cultural and 4 Natural.
Heritage Site Name | Location |
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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | Japan |
Himeji-jo | Japan |
Yakushima | Japan |
Shirakami-Sanchi | Japan |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | Japan |
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Japan |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) | Japan |
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | Japan |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | Japan |
Shrines and Temples of Nikko | Japan |
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | Japan |
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | Japan |
Shiretoko | Japan |
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape | Japan |
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Japan |
Ogasawara Islands | Japan |
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration | Japan |
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Japan |
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining | Japan |
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Japan |
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region | Japan |
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan | Japan |
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This page was last edited on 2021-02-13