Totals are current as of August 1, 2021.
| Category | World total | Japan (included in the world total) | Cultural heritage (included in the world total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural heritage | 897 | 20 | 36 |
| Natural heritage | 218 | 5 | 16 |
| Mixed heritage | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,154 | 25 | 52 |
Japan had 25 registered World Heritage sites as of August 1, 2021.
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Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Nara Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1993 |
Himeji-jo Hyogo Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1993 |
Yakushima Kagoshima Prefecture Natural heritage, designated December 1993 |
Shirakami-Sanchi Aomori and Akita Prefectures Natural heritage, designated December 1993 |
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated December 1994 |
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Gifu and Toyama Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated December 1995 |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Hiroshima Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1996 |
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Hiroshima Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1996 |
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Nara Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1998 |
Shrines and Temples of Nikko Tochigi Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 1999 |
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Okinawa Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated December 2000 |
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated July 2004 |
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Shiretoko Hokkaido Prefecture Natural heritage, designated July 2005 |
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Shimane Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated July 2007 |
Ogasawara Islands Tokyo Natural heritage, designated June 2011 |
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Iwate Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated June 2011 |
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Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated June 2013 |
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites Gunma Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated June 2014 |
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Iwate, and Shizuoka Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated July 2015 |
The National Museum of Western Art One of the component Parts of “The Architectural Works of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ” (Japan, France, Argentina, Belgium, Germany, India and Switzerland) Tokyo Cultural heritage, designated July 2016 |
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The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Fukuoka Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated July 2017 |
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Nagasaki Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated June 2018 |
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tumbs of Ancient Japan Osaka Prefecture Cultural heritage, designated July 2019 |
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island Kagoshima and Okinawa Prefectures Natural heritage, designated July 2021 |
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Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Prefectures Cultural heritage, designated July 2021 |
As of August 1, 2021, there were 5 sites on the Provisional List of Potential World Heritage Sites.
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Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura Kanagawa Prefecture Cultural heritage, listed in 1992 |
Hikone-jo (castle) Shiga Prefecture Cultural heritage, listed in 1992 |
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties Nara Prefecture Cultural heritage, listed in 2007 |
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines Niigata Prefecture Cultural heritage, listed in 2010 |
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Hiraizumi—Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension) Iwate Prefecture Cultural heritage, listed in 2012 |
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