Japan

Map of Japan

Site	Inscribed	Category	Reviews	Rating
Amami-Oshima Island	2021	Natural	3	2.59
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	16	4.52
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	12	3.95
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	8	3.56
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	19	3.16
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	8	2.89
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	4	2.71
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	10	3.47
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	3	3.13
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	9	3.36
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	10	3.73
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	7	2.44
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	2	2.36
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	7	3.6
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun	2019	Cultural	3	2.15
Nikko	1999	Cultural	7	3.67
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	0	3.8
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	4	2.44
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993	Natural	8	3.13
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995	Cultural	7	3.74
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	4	3.88
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	9	2.81
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	24	2.78
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	5	2.74
Yakushima	1993	Natural	3	4.32

Site	Added	Scheduled	Category	Reviews	Rating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties	2007		Cultural	4	80%
Hikone-Jo (castle)	1992	2024	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	83%
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines	2010	2023	Cultural	1	0%

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Hubert Austria - 10-Apr-22 -
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Jakob Frenzel Germany - 28-Mar-22 -
Hiraizumi Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-Jun-12 -
Fujisan Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-Jun-12 -
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-May-12 -
Gusuku of Ryukyu Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-May-12 -
Kii Mountain Range Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-Apr-03 -
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution Els Slots The Netherlands - 19-May-00 -
Nikko Els Slots The Netherlands - 14-May-00 -
Genbaku Dome Els Slots The Netherlands - 14-May-00 -

Japan picks 5 more candidate World Cultural Heritage sites (27-09-2008)
Hiraizumi's heritage list bid faces deferral (24-05-2008)
An organization will be set up to coordinate efforts aimed at securing World Heritage status for the main building of the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno. (15-03-2008)