World Heritage in Japan

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

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Amami-Oshima Island 2021 Natural 3 2.59
Ancient Kyoto 1994 Cultural 16 4.55
Ancient Nara 1998 Cultural 12 3.91
Fujisan 2013 Cultural 8 3.6
Genbaku Dome 1996 Cultural 19 3.23
Gusuku of Ryukyu 2000 Cultural 8 2.89
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2018 Cultural 4 2.68
Himeji-jo 1993 Cultural 10 3.43
Hiraizumi 2011 Cultural 3 3.17
Horyu-ji Area 1993 Cultural 9 3.36
Itsukushima Shrine 1996 Cultural 10 3.71
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine 2007 Cultural 7 2.46
Jomon Prehistoric Sites 2021 Cultural 2 2.36
Kii Mountain Range 2004 Cultural 7 3.72
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun 2019 Cultural 3 2.29
Nikko 1999 Cultural 7 3.71
Ogasawara Islands 2011 Natural 0 3.8
Okinoshima Island 2017 Cultural 4 2.44
Shirakami-Sanchi 1993 Natural 9 3.28
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 1995 Cultural 7 3.81
Shiretoko 2005 Natural 5 3.84
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2015 Cultural 9 2.86
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2016 Cultural 25 2.74
Tomioka Silk Mill 2014 Cultural 5 2.7
Yakushima 1993 Natural 4 4.37

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties 2007 2026 Cultural 4 80%
Hikone-Jo (castle) 1992 2025 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 85%
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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