World Heritage Sites in Japan

Site name	Entered
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area	1993
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993
Yakushima	1993
Himeji-jo	1993
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	1994
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine	1996
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)	1996
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	1998
Shrines and Temples of Nikko	1999
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu	2000
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range	2004
Shiretoko	2005
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape	2007

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
Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art
Ogasawara Islands
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage

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Japan statistics:
Number of WHS: 14
Number of Tentative sites: 9

News and links:
» 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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