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Japanese Landscape
There are 14 world heritage sites in Japan,
and many of them are supported and developed by the country’s diverse natural environment and its climate with four seasons (Shiki), for which there are few equals in the world.
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
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Photos of world heritage sites in Japan
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Shiretoko Peninsula
Hokkaido 
Shirakami-Sanchi
Aomori / Akita
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Tochigi
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Toyama / Gifu
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Kyoto
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nara
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Nara
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Wakayama
Itsukushima Shrine
Hiroshima
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Shimane
Yakushima
Kagoshima
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura
Cultural 1992
Hikone-Jo (castle)
Cultural 1992
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
Cultural 2001
Ogasawara Islands
Natural 2007
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties
Cultural 2007
Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki
Cultural 2007
Fujisan
Cultural 2007
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
Cultural 2007
Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art
Cultural 2007
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