{"id":451,"date":"2018-02-06T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T05:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyouikuisan.jp\/?page_id=451"},"modified":"2021-08-17T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:35:52","slug":"testpage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kyouikuisan.jp\/en\/worldheritage\/testpage","title":{"rendered":"World Heritage sites in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Number of World Heritage sites<\/h3>\n

Totals are current as of August 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nWorld total<\/th>\nJapan (included in the world total)<\/span><\/th>\nCultural heritage (included in the world total)<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cultural heritage<\/td>\n897<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natural heritage<\/td>\n218<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mixed heritage<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n1,154<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. Japan\u2019s World Heritage sites<\/h3>\n

Japan had 25 registered World Heritage sites as of August 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nara Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1993\"\u753b\u50cf\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Himeji-jo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hyogo Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1993\"\u59eb\u8def\u57ce\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Yakushima <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kagoshima Prefecture<\/p>\n

Natural heritage, designated December 1993\"\u5c4b\u4e45\u5cf6\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Shirakami-Sanchi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aomori and Akita Prefectures<\/p>\n

Natural heritage, designated December 1993\"\u767d\u795e\u5c71\u5730\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1994\"\u53e4\u90fd\u4eac\u90fd\u306e\u6587\u5316\u8ca1\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gifu and Toyama Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1995\"\u767d\u5ddd\u90f7\u30fb\u4e94\u7b87\u5c71\u306e\u5408\u638c\u9020\u308a\u96c6\u843d\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiroshima Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1996\"\u539f\u7206\u30c9\u30fc\u30e0\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiroshima Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1996\"\u53b3\u5cf6\u795e\u793e\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nara Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1998\"\u53e4\u90fd\u5948\u826f\u306e\u6587\u5316\u8ca1\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Shrines and Temples of Nikko<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tochigi Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 1999\"\u65e5\u5149\u306e\u793e\u5bfa\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okinawa Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated December 2000\"\u7409\u7403\u738b\u56fd\u306e\u30b0\u30b9\u30af\u53ca\u3073\u95a2\u9023\u907a\u8de1\u7fa4\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2004\"\u7d00\u4f0a\u5c71\u5730\u306e\u970a\u5834\u3068\u53c2\u8a63\u9053\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Shiretoko<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hokkaido Prefecture<\/p>\n

Natural heritage, designated July 2005\"\u77e5\u5e8a\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shimane Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2007\"\u77f3\u898b\u9280\u5c71\u907a\u8de1\u3068\u305d\u306e\u6587\u5316\u7684\u666f\u89b3\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ogasawara Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tokyo<\/p>\n

Natural heritage, designated June 2011\"\u5c0f\u7b20\u539f\u8af8\u5cf6\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hiraizumi \u2013 Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land <\/strong><\/p>\n

Iwate Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated June 2011\"\u5e73\u6cc9-\u4ecf\u56fd\u571f\uff08\u6d44\u571f\uff09\u3092\u8868\u3059\u5efa\u7bc9\u30fb\u5ead\u5712\u53ca\u3073\u8003\u53e4\u5b66\u7684\u907a\u8de1\u7fa4-\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated June 2013\"\u5bcc\u58eb\u5c71\uff0d\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5bfe\u8c61\u3068\u82b8\u8853\u306e\u6e90\u6cc9\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gunma Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated June 2014\"\u5bcc\u5ca1\u88fd\u7cf8\u5834\u3068\u7d79\u7523\u696d\u907a\u7523\u7fa4\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sites of Japan\u2019s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Iwate, and Shizuoka Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2015\"\u660e\u6cbb\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u7523\u696d\u907a\u7523\uff0d\u88fd\u9244\u30fb\u88fd\u92fc\u3001\u9020\u8239\u3001\u77f3\u70ad\u7523\u696d\uff0d\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The National Museum of Western Art<\/strong><\/p>\n

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)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tokyo<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2016\"\u56fd\u7acb\u897f\u6d0b\u7f8e\u8853\u9928\u672c\u9928\u3014\u30eb\u30fb\u30b3\u30eb\u30d3\u30e5\u30b8\u30a8\u306e\u5efa\u7bc9\u4f5c\u54c1\uff0d\u8fd1\u4ee3\u5efa\u7bc9\u904b\u52d5\u3078\u306e\u9855\u8457\u306a\u8ca2\u732e\uff0d\u3015\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fukuoka Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2017\"\u300e\u795e\u5bbf\u308b\u5cf6\u300f\u5b97\u50cf\uff65\u6c96\u30ce\u5cf6\u3068\u95a2\u9023\u907a\u7523\u7fa4\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hidden\u00a0Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nagasaki Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated June 2018\"\u9577\u5d0e\u3068\u5929\u8349\u5730\u65b9\u306e\u6f5c\u4f0f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b7\u30bf\u30f3\u95a2\u9023\u907a\u7523\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tumbs of Ancient Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Osaka Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, \u00a0designated July 2019\"\u753b\u50cf\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kagoshima and Okinawa Prefectures<\/p>\n

Natural heritage, designated July 2021\"\u5944\u7f8e\u5927\u5cf6\u3001\u5fb3\u4e4b\u5cf6\u3001\u6c96\u7e04\u5cf6\u5317\u90e8\u304a\u3088\u3073\u897f\u8868\u5cf6\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Jomon Prehistoric\u00a0Sites in Northern Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Prefectures<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, designated July 2021\"\u753b\u50cf\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

3. Japan\u2019s Provisional List of Potential World Heritage Sites<\/h3>\n

As of August 1, 2021, there were 5 sites on the Provisional List of Potential World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kanagawa Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, listed in 1992\"\u53e4\u90fd\u938c\u5009\u306e\u5bfa\u9662\u30fb\u795e\u793e\u307b\u304b\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Hikone-jo (castle) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Shiga Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, listed in 1992\u00a0\"\u5f66\u6839\u57ce\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan\u2019s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nara Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, listed in 2007\"\u98db\u9ce5\u30fb\u85e4\u539f\u306e\u5bae\u90fd\u3068\u305d\u306e\u95a2\u9023\u8cc7\u7523\u7fa4\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niigata Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, listed in 2010\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\u753b\u50cf\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Hiraizumi\u2014Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iwate Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cultural heritage, listed in 2012\"\u5e73\u6cc9\u2015\u4ecf\u56fd\u571f\uff08\u6d44\u571f\uff09\u3092\u8868\u3059\u5efa\u7bc9\u30fb\u5ead\u5712\u53ca\u3073\u8003\u53e4\u5b66\u7684\u907a\u8de1\u7fa4\u2015\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

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