World Heritage in Japan

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Map of World Heritage in Japan

Site	Inscribed	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Amami-Oshima Island	2021	Natural	4	22	3.1
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	16	541	4.55
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	12	421	4
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	8	263	3.74
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	19	251	3.25
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	10	81	3.03
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	4	80	2.78
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	10	306	3.64
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	4	67	3.16
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	10	177	3.39
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	10	263	3.71
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	8	56	2.64
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	3	29	2.85
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	7	142	3.72
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun	2019	Cultural	4	56	2.11
Nikko	1999	Cultural	9	231	3.83
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	1	8	3.68
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	4	36	2.45
Sado Island Gold Mines	2024	Cultural	3	4	1.92
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993	Natural	10	37	3.41
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995	Cultural	7	133	3.78
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	7	43	3.83
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	9	95	2.83
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	28	511	2.74
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	6	72	2.81
Yakushima	1993	Natural	5	38	4.13

Site	Added	Scheduled	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties	2007	2026	Cultural	4	25	86%
Hikone-Jo (castle)	1992	2027	Cultural	1	28	100%
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)	2012		Cultural	1	12	33%
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura	1992		Cultural	3	59	89%

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Japan

Region

Asia and the Pacific

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Zoë Sheng .