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	26	3.14
Ancient Kyoto	1994	Cultural	18	554	4.55
Ancient Nara	1998	Cultural	12	429	4.03
Fujisan	2013	Cultural	8	274	3.72
Genbaku Dome	1996	Cultural	19	256	3.25
Gusuku of Ryukyu	2000	Cultural	10	84	3.03
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	2018	Cultural	4	84	2.75
Himeji-jo	1993	Cultural	10	313	3.64
Hiraizumi	2011	Cultural	4	70	3.16
Horyu-ji Area	1993	Cultural	10	184	3.43
Itsukushima Shrine	1996	Cultural	10	270	3.7
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	2007	Cultural	8	60	2.67
Jomon Prehistoric Sites	2021	Cultural	3	33	2.75
Kii Mountain Range	2004	Cultural	7	145	3.72
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun	2019	Cultural	5	62	2.16
Nikko	1999	Cultural	10	238	3.87
Ogasawara Islands	2011	Natural	2	9	3.71
Okinoshima Island	2017	Cultural	5	40	2.4
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	143	3.72
Shiretoko	2005	Natural	7	45	3.79
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution	2015	Cultural	9	101	2.82
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	2016	Cultural	28	517	2.75
Tomioka Silk Mill	2014	Cultural	6	80	2.75
Yakushima	1993	Natural	5	39	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	28	89%
Hikone-Jo (castle)	1992	2027	Cultural	2	32	100%
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)	2012		Cultural	1	14	33%
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura	1992		Cultural	3	63	90%

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Japan

Region

Asia and the Pacific

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