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UNESCO World Heritage
Sites
General Information
Wikipedia
  List of World Heritage Sites in Japan EN
Cultural Heritage

Horyuji

Kyoto

Himeji-jo

Shirakawa-go

Genbaku Dome

Itsukishima Shrine

Nara

Nikko

Ryukyu

Kii

Iwami Ginzan

Hiraizumi

Fujisan

Tomioka Silk Mill

Sites of Japan’s
Meiji Industrial
Revolution

The Architectural Work
of Le Corbusier
National Museum
of Western Art

Sacred Island of
Okinoshima and
Associated Sites in
the Munakata Region

Hidden Christian
Sites in the
Nagasaki Region

Mozu-Furuichi
Kofungun, Ancient
Tumulus Clusters

Jomon Prehistoric Sites
in Northern Japan

Natural Heritage

Shirakami-Sanchi

Yakushima

Shiretolo

Ogasawara

Amami-Ōshima Island,
Tokunoshima Island,
Northern part of
Okinawa Island, and
Iriomote Island

UNESCO World Heritage Centre  EN
  World Heritage List
  Japan
Cultural
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
  Himeji-jo (1993)
  Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
  Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
  Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
  Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
  Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
  Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)
  Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
  Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
  Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
  Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (2011)
  Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013)
  Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (2014)
  Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (2015)
  The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement : National Museum of Western Art (2016)
  Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (2017)
  Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018)
  Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (2019)
  Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (2021)
Natural
  Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
  Yakushima (1993)
  Shiretoko (2005)
  Ogasawara Islands (2011)
  Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (2021)

Japan Guide  EN
  Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites
World Cultural Heritage Sites
  Horyuji Temple
  Himeji Castle
  Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
  Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
  Hiroshima Genbaku Dome
  Itsukushima Shrine
  Monuments of Ancient Nara
  Shrines and Temples of Nikko
  Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
  Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
  Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
  Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi
  Fujisan
  Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
  Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
  National Museum of Western Art
  Okinoshima and Related Sites in Munakata Region
  Hidden Christian sites in Nagasaki and Amakusa region
  Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun Ancient Tumulus Structures
  Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
World Natural Heritage Sites
  Yakushima
  Shirakami Sanchi
  Shiretoko
  Ogasawara Islands
  Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island

Video
YouTube
The World Heritage Digest
  Kyoto1   Kyoto 2   Iwami Ginzan   Hiroshima Genbaku Dome   Itsukushima Shrine
  Shirakawa-go   Shiretoko   Kii Mountain   Ogasawara Islands   Shirakami-sanchi
  Hiraizumi   Okinawa (Ryukyu)   Nikko   Yakushima   Nara
Chuo Eigasha-World Heritage
  Hiroshima Peace Memorial/ Genbaku Dome
  Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
  Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
  Mt. Fuji & Oshino-hakkai   Mt. Fuji~The Aokigahara Sea of Trees
  Kumano Kodo ~Pilgrimage Route
  Shirakami-sanchi ~Mountain Area
  Shirakawa-go (Spring & Cherry Blossoms)   Shirakawa-go (Summer)
  Shirakawa-go (Fall & Autumn Colors)   Shirakawa-go (Winter & Snow)
  Shirakawa-go   Shirakawa-go ~Thatched Roof
  Gokayama (Autumn)   Gokayama (Winter)
  Hiraizumi (Spring & Cherry Blossoms)
  Group of World Heritage Sites, Nara
  Himeji-jo Castle (Cherry Blossoms/ Sakura)   Himeji-jo Castle (Fresh Green Foliage)
  Kyoto (Spring & Cherry Blossoms)   Kyoto (Fall & Autumn Colors)

Photograph
Yun Photo Net  JP

Kyoto 1   Kyoto 2   Kyoto 3   Kyoto 4   Kyoto 5   Kyoto 6   Kyoto 7   Kyoto 8
  Nara 1   Nara 2   Nara 3   Nara 4   Nikko   Kii Mountain Range   Ryukyu (Okinawa)
Shirakawa-go & Gokayama   Hiroshima Genbaku Dome   Itsukushima Shrine   Horyuji
Himeji-jo 1   Himeji-jo 2   Yakushima   Iwami Ginzan 1   Iwami Ginzan 2   Mt.Fuji 1   Mt.Fuji 2

Heiwa ga Ichiban  JP
  UNESCO World heritage
  Shiretoko   Shirakami Sanchi   Hiraizumi   Nikko   Mt.Fuji   Shirakawa-go & Gokayama
  Kyoto   Nara   Horyuji   Kii Mountain Range   Himeji Castle Iwami Ginzan   Hiroshima Genbaku Dome
  Itsukushima Shrine   Yakushima   Ogasawara Islands   Ryukyu   Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
  Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution   National Museum of Western Art
  Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
  Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
  Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (2019)
  Amami-oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
  Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
 
 

Intangible Cultural Heritage
Sites
Wikipedia  EN
UNESCO  EN
  Lists of intangible cultural heritage and Register of best safeguarding practices
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

  Nôgaku theatre(2001)


  Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre(2003)


  Kabuki theatre(2005)


  Traditional Ainu dance(2009)


  Oku-noto no Aenokoto(2009)


  Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture(2009)


  Hayachine Kagura(2009)


  Gagaku(2009)


  Dainichido Bugaku(2009)


  Daimokutate(2009)


  Chakkirako(2009)


  Akiu no Taue Odori(2009)


  Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique(2010)


  Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre(2010)


  Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima(2011)


  Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane(2011)


  Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival(2012)


  Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year(2013)


  Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper(2014)


  Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan(2016)


  Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes(2018)


  Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan(2020)


  Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and prayers(2022)