The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
World Heritage Registration Promotion Office
Location map of Japan’s World Heritage Sites
Japan’s World Heritage Sites | Japan’s Tentative List for World Heritage
Japan’s World Heritage Sites
(update 10/01/2007)
| Cultural Heritage Sites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Registered on | Location | |
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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | 1993 | Pref. Nara |
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Himeji-jo | 1993 | Pref. Hyogo |
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | 1994 | Pref. Kyoto, Pref. Shiga |
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Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | 1995 | Pref. Gifu, Pref. Toyama |
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) | 1996 | Pref. Hiroshima |
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Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | 1996 | Pref. Hiroshima |
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | 1998 | Pref. Nara |
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Shrines and Temples of Nikko | 1999 | Pref. Tochigi |
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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | 2000 | Pref. Okinawa |
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | 2004 | Pref. Wakayama, Pref. Nara, Pref. Mie |
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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape | 2007 | Pref. Shimane |
| Natural Heritage Sites | |||
| Name | Registered on | Location | |
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Yakushima | 1993 | Pref. Kagoshima |
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Shirakami-Sanchi | 1993 | Pref. Aomori, Pref. Akita |
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Shiretoko | 2005 | Pref. Hokkaido |