World Heritage in Japan

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Map of World Heritage in Japan

Site	Inscribed	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Amami-Oshima Island	2021	Natural	5	28	3.08
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	18	571	4.56
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	13	441	4.02
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	8	282	3.68
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	20	267	3.25
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	10	88	2.96
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	4	91	2.75
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	10	318	3.61
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	4	70	3.16
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	10	190	3.43
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	11	281	3.73
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	8	61	2.65
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	3	33	2.75
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	7	151	3.76
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun	2019	Cultural	5	68	2.2
Nikko	1999	Cultural	10	243	3.88
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	2	9	3.71
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	5	43	2.42
Sado Island Gold Mines	2024	Cultural	3	5	2.01
Shirakami-Sanchi	1993	Natural	10	39	3.38
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	1995	Cultural	7	145	3.72
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	7	46	3.74
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	9	106	2.84
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	28	528	2.74
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	6	81	2.75
Yakushima	1993	Natural	5	40	4.13

Site	Added	Scheduled	Type	Reviews	Visitors	Rating
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties	2007	2026	Cultural	4	30	90%
Hikone-Jo (castle)	1992	2027	Cultural	2	35	89%
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)	2012		Cultural	1	15	33%
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura	1992		Cultural	3	65	91%

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Japan

Region

Asia and the Pacific

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