World Heritage in Japan

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Map of World Heritage in Japan

Site	Inscribed	Category	Reviews	Rating
Amami-Oshima Island	2021	Natural	4	3.03
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	16	4.56
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	12	4
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	8	3.7
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	19	3.26
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	10	3.04
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	4	2.75
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	10	3.63
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	4	3.15
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	10	3.39
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	10	3.72
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	7	2.64
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	3	2.85
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	7	3.72
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun	2019	Cultural	3	2.15
Nikko	1999	Cultural	9	3.83
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	1	3.65
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	4	2.45
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993	Natural	10	3.41
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995	Cultural	7	3.78
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	6	3.89
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	9	2.82
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	27	2.75
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	6	2.82
Yakushima	1993	Natural	5	4.13

Site	Added	Scheduled	Category	Reviews	Rating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties	2007	2026	Cultural	4	86%
Hikone-Jo (castle)	1992	2027	Cultural	1	100%
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)	2012		Cultural	1	50%
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura	1992		Cultural	3	89%
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines	2010	2024	Cultural	1	0%

Official Name

Japan

Region

Asia and the Pacific

WHC location

WHC member

Tomioka Silk Mill Svein Elias Norway - 18-Jun-24 -
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier James F United Kingdom - 09-Jun-24 -
Shiretoko Svein Elias Norway - 09-Mar-24 -
Yakushima Randi Thomsen Norway - 05-Feb-24 -
Shirakami-Sanchi Svein Elias Norway - 04-Feb-24 -
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier BenReeve Australia (currently) - 14-Nov-23 -
Nikko BenReeve Australia (currently) - 14-Nov-23 -
Jomon Prehistoric Sites Svein Elias Norway - 12-Nov-23 -
Gusuku of Ryukyu Randi Thomsen Norway - 12-Nov-23 -
Amami-Oshima Island Svein Elias Norway - 06-Nov-23 -

The following 1 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Zoë Sheng .