UNESCO World Heritage of Japan
As of August 1, 2011









Acceptance of the World Heritage Convention June30,1992
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List 16
 Natural 4 Prefecture Year
 ●Shirakami-Sanchi AomoriAkita 1993
 ●Yakushima Kagoshima 1993
 ●Shiretoko Hokkaido 2005
 ●Ogasawara Islands Tokyo 2011
 Cultural 12 Prefecture Year
 ●Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Nara 1993
 ●Himeji-jo Hyogo 1993
 ●Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
  (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
KyotoShiga 1994
 ●Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama ToyamaGifu 1995
 ●tsukushima Shinto Shrine Hiroshima 1996
 ●Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Hiroshima 1996
 ●Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Nara 1998
 ●Shrines and Temples of Nikko Tochigi 1999
 ●Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of
  the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Okinawa 2000
 ●Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes
  in the Kii Mountain Range
MieNaraWakayama 2004
 ●Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and
  its Cultural Landscape
Shimane 2007
 Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi Iwate 2011
Properties submitted on the Tentative List 12
 Temples, Shrines and other structures of
  Ancient Kamakura
Kanagawa 1992
 ●Hikone-Jo (castle) Shiga 1992
 ●The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage Gunma 2007
 Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki Nagasaki 2007
 ●Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of
  Japan’s Ancient Capitals and   Related Properties
Nara 2007
 ●Fujisan YamanashiShizuoka 2007
 ●Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art Tokyo 2007
 ●Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku,
  and other regions
HokkaidoAomoriAkitaIwate 2009
 ●The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyûshû and Yamaguchi KagoshimaFukuokaSagaKumamotoNagasakiYamaguchi 2009
 ●Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region Fukuoka 2009
 ●Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters (2010) Osaka 2010
 The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (2010) Niigata 2010

 (Source)UNESCO World Heritage Centre
      47 Prefectual Governments in Japan










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