World Heritage in Japan

Japan

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Map of World Heritage in Japan

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  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Amami-Oshima Island 2021 Natural 5 33 3.14
Ancient Kyoto 1994 Cultural 18 594 4.53
Ancient Nara 1998 Cultural 13 463 4.04
Fujisan 2013 Cultural 8 298 3.72
Genbaku Dome 1996 Cultural 20 276 3.27
Gusuku of Ryukyu 2000 Cultural 10 95 3.01
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2018 Cultural 4 97 2.76
Himeji-jo 1993 Cultural 10 336 3.62
Hiraizumi 2011 Cultural 4 74 3.17
Horyu-ji Area 1993 Cultural 10 198 3.42
Itsukushima Shrine 1996 Cultural 11 296 3.69
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine 2007 Cultural 8 64 2.69
Jomon Prehistoric Sites 2021 Cultural 4 36 2.74
Kii Mountain Range 2004 Cultural 7 158 3.68
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 2019 Cultural 5 72 2.19
Nikko 1999 Cultural 10 251 3.88
Ogasawara Islands 2011 Natural 3 10 3.59
Okinoshima Island 2017 Cultural 5 48 2.39
Sado Island Gold Mines 2024 Cultural 3 6 2.35
Shirakami-Sanchi 1993 Natural 10 40 3.38
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 1995 Cultural 7 155 3.74
Shiretoko 2005 Natural 8 49 3.75
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2015 Cultural 9 115 2.82
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 28 545 2.75
Tomioka Silk Mill 2014 Cultural 6 85 2.75
Yakushima 1993 Natural 5 43 4.11

Country info

Official Name
Japan
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
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The following 3 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Els Slots . Kurt Lauer . Zoë Sheng .