Saturday, May 29, 2010

JAPAN - UNESCO sites

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

Cultural

  • Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
  • Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
  • Himeji-jo (1993)
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
  • Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
  • Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
  • Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
  • Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
  • Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
  • Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)

Natural

  • Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
  • Shiretoko (2005)
  • Yakushima (1993)

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