Japan

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

(i) • (iv) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

(ii) • (iii) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period.

(i) • (iv) • Cultural • Japan

Himeji-jo

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

(ii) • (iii) • (v) • Cultural • Japan

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

Fuji Mountain

(iii) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan

Mount Fuji

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

(iv) • (v) • Cultural • Japan

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

(ii) • (iii) • Cultural • Japan

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

(vi) • Cultural • Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Dome

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

(i) • (ii) • (iv) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution

(ii) • (iv) • Cultural • Japan

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution

(ix) • (x) • Japan • Natural

Shiretoko

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

(ii) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Horyu-ji, a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in, Nara. The temple's pagoda is widely acknowledged to be one of the oldest wooden buildings existing in the world.

(i) • (ii) • (iv) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan • Popular

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

(ii) • (iii) • (iv) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan • Popular

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Yakushima Deer

(ix) • (vii) • Japan • Natural • Popular

Yakushima

beech forest, Shirakami Sanchi World Heritage, Japan.

(ix) • Japan • Natural • Popular

Shirakami-Sanchi

Yasaka Pagoda and Sannen Zaka Street in the Morning, Kyoto, Japan

(ii) • (iv) • Cultural • Japan • Popular

Historic Monuments in Kyoto

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

(ii) • (iii) • (iv) • (vi) • Cultural • Japan • Popular

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Tomioka Silk Mill

(ii) • (iv) • Cultural • Japan • Popular

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Bonin Honeyeater (Apalopteron familiare) in Ogsawara Island, Japan

(ix) • Japan • Natural • Popular

Ogasawara Islands

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