 Japan's World Heritage Sites
Japan ratified the World Heritage Convention on 30 June, 1992. As of August 2010, it has 14 World Heritage Sites, of which 11 are in the cultural category and 3 in the natural category. Japan also has another 12 sites on the World Heritage Tentative List.
World Heritage Sites in Japan
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Himeji-jo
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Yakushima
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Shiretoko
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
- Ogasawara Islands (2011)
- Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing The Buddhist Pure Land (2011)
Sites in Japan on the World Heritage Tentative List
- Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (1992)
- Hikone-Jo (castle) (1992)
- Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi (2001)
- The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage (2007)
- Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki (2007)
- Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (2007)
- Fujisan (2007)
- Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art (2007)
- Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions (2009)
- The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyûshû and Yamaguchi (2009)
- Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region (2009)
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