UNESCO World Heritage

Japan

27 inscribed heritage sites

1. 01
   Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

   NaturalInscribed 2021
2. 02
   Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara

   CulturalInscribed 2026
3. 03
   Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

   CulturalInscribed 1993
4. 04
   Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

   CulturalInscribed 2013
5. 05
   Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

   CulturalInscribed 2000
6. 06
   Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

   CulturalInscribed 2018
7. 07
   Himeji-jo

   CulturalInscribed 1993
8. 08
   Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

   CulturalInscribed 2011
9. 09
   Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

   CulturalInscribed 1996
10. 10
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

    CulturalInscribed 1994
11. 11
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

    CulturalInscribed 1998
12. 12
    Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

    CulturalInscribed 1995
13. 13
    Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

    CulturalInscribed 1996
14. 14
    Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

    CulturalInscribed 2007
15. 15
    Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

    CulturalInscribed 2021
16. 16
    Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

    CulturalInscribed 2019
17. 17
    Ogasawara Islands

    NaturalInscribed 2011
18. 18
    Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

    CulturalInscribed 2017
19. 19
    Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

    CulturalInscribed 2004
20. 20
    Sado Island Gold Mines

    CulturalInscribed 2024
21. 21
    Shirakami-Sanchi

    NaturalInscribed 1993
22. 22
    Shiretoko

    NaturalInscribed 2005
23. 23
    Shrines and Temples of Nikko

    CulturalInscribed 1999
24. 24
    Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

    CulturalInscribed 2015
25. 25
    The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

    CulturalInscribed 2016Transboundary · 7 countries
26. 26
    Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

    CulturalInscribed 2014
27. 27
    Yakushima

    NaturalInscribed 1993

Complete inscribed-site list for this grouping, including shared transboundary properties. Names, categories and initial inscription years are from UNESCO; delisted properties are excluded.

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