List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

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Location of World Heritage Sites within Japan

Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992. [1] As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites. [1] A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and are currently on the Tentative List as of 2017. [1]

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World Heritage Sites

NameImageLocationUNESCO dataArea:Monuments
Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area Horyu-ji11s3200.jpg Nara Prefecture 660 (1993) i, ii, iv, vi 586 ha; (570.7 ha) Hōryū-ji, Hokki-ji
Himeji-jō Chateau de Himeji01.jpg Hyōgo Prefecture 661 (1993) i, iv 107 ha; (143 ha) Himeji Castle
Yakushima Shiratani Unsui Gorge 17.jpg Kagoshima Prefecture 662 (1993) vii, ix 10,747 haNatural Site: warm temperate ancient forest
Shirakami-Sanchi Sirakami santi.JPG Aomori/Akita Prefecture 663 (1993) ix 16,939 haNatural Site: Siebold's beech forest, mountains
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Kiyomizu.jpg Kyoto/Shiga Prefecture 688 (1994) ii, iv 1056 ha; (3,579 ha) Kamigamo Jinja, Shimogamo Jinja, Tō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Enryaku-ji, Daigo-ji, Ninna-ji, Byōdō-in, Ujigami Jinja, Kōzan-ji, Saihō-ji, Tenryū-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Ryōan-ji, Nishi Hongan-ji, Nijō-jō
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Shirakawa-go houses 1.jpg Gifu/Toyama Prefecture 734 (1995) iv, v 68 ha; (58,873 ha) Shirakawa-go, Gokayama
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) HiroshimaGembakuDome6747.jpg Hiroshima Prefecture 775 (1996) vi 0.4 ha; (43 ha) Atomic bomb Dome
Itsukushima Shrine Itsukushima torii distance.jpg Hiroshima Prefecture 776 (1996) i, ii, iv, vi 431 ha; (2,634 ha) Itsukushima Jinja
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Kofukuji0411.jpg Nara Prefecture 870 (1998) ii, iii, iv, vi 617 ha; (2,502 ha) Tōdai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Gangō-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, Heijō Palace, Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō Taiyuin nitenmon gate.jpg Tochigi Prefecture 913 (1999) i, iv, vi 51 ha; (373 ha) Futarasan Jinja, Rinnō-ji, Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Naha Shuri Castle16s5s3200.jpg Okinawa Prefecture 972 (2000) ii, iii, vi 55 ha; (560 ha) Tamaudun, Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Shuri Castle, Shikinaen, Seifa-utaki
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Danjogaran Koyasan12n3200.jpg Wakayama/Nara/Mie Prefecture 1142 (2004) ii, iii, iv, vi 495 ha; (1,137 ha) Seiganto-ji, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Kongōbu-ji, Niukanshōfu Jinja, Kumano Hongū Taisha, Niutsuhime Jinja, Mount Yoshino, Ōminesan-ji, Kōyasan chōishi-michi, Jison-in, Yoshino Mikumari Jinja, Kinbu Jinja, Kimpusen-ji, Yoshimizu Jinja, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachi Falls, Nachi primaeval forest, Fudarakusan-ji, Kumano Kodō
Shiretoko 140829 Ichiko of Shiretoko Goko Lakes Hokkaido Japan01s5.jpg Hokkaidō 1193 (2005) ix, x 71,100 haNatural Site: peninsula and marine area
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape 180504 Omori of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Oda Shimane pref Japan01bs4.jpg Shimane Prefecture 1246 (2010) ii, iii, v 529 ha; (3,134 ha)Yunotsu, Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Yunotsu-Okidomaridō, Site of Daikansho, Okidomari, Ginzan Sakunouchi, Site of Yataki-jō, Ōmori Ginzan, Miya-no-mae, Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Tomogauradō, Site of Yahazu-jō, Site of Iwami-jō, Kumagaika residence, Rakan-ji Gohyakurakan, Tomogaura
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Motsu-ji Suhama.JPG Iwate Prefecture 1277 (2011) ii, vi 187 ha; (5,998 ha) Chūson-ji, Mōtsū-ji, Kanjizaiō-in, Muryōkō-in, Kinkeizan
Ogasawara Islands Minamijima.jpg Tokyo 1362 (2011) ix 7,939 haNatural Site: Chichi-jima, Haha-jima, Muko-jima, Iwo-jima
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration Lake Motosu04.jpg Shizuoka/Yamanashi Prefecture 1418 (2013) iii, vi 20,638 ha; (49,376 ha) Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Shrine, Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine, Yamamiya Sengen Shrine, Murayama Sengen Shrine, Suyama Sengen Shrine, Higashiguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine, Kawaguchi Sengen Shrine, Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine, Oshino Hakkai, Miho no Matsubara
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites Fu Gang Zhi Mi Chang Zao Mi Chang .jpg Gunma Prefecture 1149 (2014) ii, iv 7.20 ha; (415 ha) Tomioka Silk Mill
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Hagi Reverberatory furnaces.JPG Kyūshū, and Yamaguchi, Shizuoka and Iwate prefectures 1484 (2015) ii, iii, iv 307 ha; (2,408 ha) Hashima Coal Mine, Former Glover House, Shūseikan, Miike Coal Mine, Yawata Steel Works, Mutsurejima Lighthouse, Hagi reverberatory furnace, Shōkasonjuku Academy, Hagi castle town
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement National museum of western art05s3200.jpg Tokyo 1321 (2016) i, ii, vi 0.93 ha; (116.17 ha) National Museum of Western Art
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Munakata-taisha, shaden.JPG Fukuoka Prefecture 1535 (2017) ii, iii 98.93 ha; (79,363.48 ha) Okinoshima, Munakata Taisha
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Kuroshima church.jpg Nagasaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture 1495 (2018) iii 5,566.55 ha (12,252.52 ha) Ōura Cathedral, Hara Castle, Hirado Island
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters NintokuTomb Aerial photograph 2007.jpg Osaka Prefecture 1593 (2019) iii, iv 166.66 ha (890 ha) Mozu kofungun, Furuichi kofungun
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island Amami beach.jpg Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture 1574 (2021) x 42,698 ha (24,467 ha) Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Yanbaru, Iriomote
Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan 140913 Sannai-Maruyama site Aomori Japan01bs6bs6.jpg Hokkaidō, Aomori/Iwate/Akita Prefecture 1632 (2021) iii, v 141.9 ha (984.8 ha) Sannai-Maruyama Site, Ōdai Yamamoto I site

Tentative list

The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed.

NameImageLocationUNESCO dataMonuments (incomplete listing)
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura KamakuraDaibutsu3947.jpg Kanagawa Prefecture 370 (1992) iii, iv Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Jufuku-ji, Kenchō-ji, Zuisen-ji, Kōtoku-in, Kakuon-ji, Ruins of Buppō-ji, Ruins of Yōfuku-ji, Ruins of the Hokkedō, Ruins of the Hōjō Tokiwa Residence, Kamegayatsuzaka Pass, Kehaizaka Pass, Daibutsu Pass, Gokuraku-ji, Engaku-ji, Egara Tenjin Shrine, Jōkōmyō-ji, Asaina Pass, Ruins of Tōshō-ji, Nagoshi Pass, Shōmyō-ji, Wakae Island
Hikone-jō Hikone castle5537.JPG Shiga Prefecture 374 (1992) i, ii, iii, iv Hikone Castle
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties Takamatsuzuka mural 2006-03-31.jpg Nara Prefecture 5097 (2007) ii, iii, iv, v, vi Ishibutai Kofun, Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Kitora Tomb, Kawara-dera, Asuka-dera, Oka-dera, Yamada-dera, Fujiwara-kyō, Yamato Sanzan
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines Sadokinzan-doyunowareto 01.JPG Niigata Prefecture 5572 (2010) ii, iii, iv Sado mines
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension) Takkoku no Iwaya.JPG Iwate Prefecture 5760 (2012) ii, iii, vi Shirotori-tate Site, Takkoku-no-Iwaya, Yanagi-no-Gosho Site, Chojagahara Haiji Site, Honedera-mura Shoen Site

Other UNESCO heritage lists

UNESCO ListExclusive Entries of JapanShared/Multinational Entries Involving JapanTotal
UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves 8—8
UNESCO World Heritage List 22123
UNESCO Memory of the World Register 527
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network 10—10
UNESCO Creative Cities Network 8—8
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists 24—24

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Japan". UNESCO . Retrieved 2017-05-08.


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