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World heritage site in Japan

shirakawago, the world heritage site in Japan

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


より大きな地図で 日本の世界遺産　The world heritage of Japan を表示

Photos of world heritage sites in Japan

  • Natural heritage
  • Cultural heritage
  • world heritage sites in JapanShiretoko Peninsula
    Hokkaido
  • world heritage sites in JapanShirakami-Sanchi
    Aomori / Akita
  • world heritage sites in JapanShrines and Temples of Nikko
    Tochigi
  • world heritage sites in JapanHistoric Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
    Toyama / Gifu
  • world heritage sites in JapanHistoric Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
    Kyoto
  • world heritage sites in JapanHistoric Monuments of Ancient Nara
    Nara
  • world heritage sites in JapanBuddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
    Nara
  • world heritage sites in JapanSacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
    Wakayama
  • world heritage sites in JapanItsukushima Shrine
    Hiroshima
  • world heritage in JapanHiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
    Hiroshima
  • world heritage in JapanHimeji-jo (Castle)
    Hyogo
  • world heritage sites in JapanIwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
    Shimane
  • world heritage sites in JapanYakushima
    Kagoshima
  • world heritage in JapanGusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
    Okinawa

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura

Cultural 1992

　
Kamakura

Hikone-Jo (castle)

Cultural 1992

　 　
Hikone-Jo (castle)
　 　

Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi

Cultural 2001

　 　 　 　
Hiraizumi
　 　

Ogasawara Islands

Natural 2007

　

Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties

Cultural 2007

Asuka
　

Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki

Cultural 2007

　
Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki
　

Fujisan

Cultural 2007

　 　
Fujisan
　

The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage

Cultural 2007

　

Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art

Cultural 2007

Fujisan
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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