Japan

Map of Japan

Site	Inscribed	Category	Reviews	Rating
Amami-Oshima Island	2021	Natural	3	3.14
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	15	4.5
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	13	3.89
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	7	3.46
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	18	3.13
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	7	2.89
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	3	2.65
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	12	3.46
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	2	3.02
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	10	3.29
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	10	3.7
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	6	2.44
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	2	2.2
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	6	3.6
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun	2019	Cultural	3	2.09
Nikko	1999	Cultural	7	3.65
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	0	3.05
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	4	2.44
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993	Natural	8	3.15
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995	Cultural	6	3.68
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	4	3.83
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	8	2.83
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	22	2.8
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	5	2.74
Yakushima	1993	Natural	3	4.3

Site	Added	Scheduled	Category	Reviews	Rating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties	2007		Cultural	4	75%
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	82%
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines	2010	2023	Cultural	1	N/A

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)