World Heritage Sites in Japan
Tentative list of Japan
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties
Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki
Fujisan
Hikone-Jo (castle)
Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions
Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art
Ogasawara Islands
Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura
The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyûshû and Yamaguchi
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
Japan statistics:
Number of WHS: 14
Number of Tentative sites: 12
Member of the World Heritage Committee in: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2004 2005 2006 2007
News and links:
» Japan picks 5 more candidate World Cultural Heritage sites (27-09-2008).
» Hiraizumi's heritage list bid faces deferral (24-05-2008).
» An organization will be set up to coordinate efforts aimed at securing World Heritage status for the main building of the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno. (15-03-2008).
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