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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Amami-Oshima Island 2021 Natural 4 3.03
Ancient Kyoto 1994 Cultural 16 4.56
Ancient Nara 1998 Cultural 12 3.99
Fujisan 2013 Cultural 8 3.7
Genbaku Dome 1996 Cultural 19 3.26
Gusuku of Ryukyu 2000 Cultural 10 3
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2018 Cultural 4 2.75
Himeji-jo 1993 Cultural 10 3.58
Hiraizumi 2011 Cultural 4 3.14
Horyu-ji Area 1993 Cultural 10 3.39
Itsukushima Shrine 1996 Cultural 10 3.72
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine 2007 Cultural 7 2.51
Jomon Prehistoric Sites 2021 Cultural 3 2.71
Kii Mountain Range 2004 Cultural 7 3.73
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 2.34
Shirakami-Sanchi 1993 Natural 10 3.35
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 1995 Cultural 7 3.75
Shiretoko 2005 Natural 6 3.88
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2015 Cultural 9 2.82
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 26 2.73
Tomioka Silk Mill 2014 Cultural 5 2.79
Yakushima 1993 Natural 5 4.13

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
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%

Country info

Official Name
Japan
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
WHC member

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