UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan

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1. Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
2. Himeji-jo (1993)
3. Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
4. Yakushima (1993)
5. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
6. Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
7. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
8. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
9. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
10. Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)
11. Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
12. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
13. Shiretoko (2005)
14. Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
15. Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (2011)
16. Ogasawara Islands (2011)
17. Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013)
18. Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (2014)
19. Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (2015)
20. The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016) *
21. Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (2017)
22. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018)
23. Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (2019)
24. Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (2021)
25. Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (2021)
26. Sado Island Gold Mines (2024)

Source: UNESCO World Heritage List | data.unesco.org
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