Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992.[1] As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites.[1] A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and were on the Tentative List as of 2017.[1]
Name | Image | Location | UNESCO data | Area | Monuments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
586 ha; (570.7 ha) | Hōryū-ji, Hokki-ji | ||||
107 ha; (143 ha) | Himeji Castle | ||||
10,747 ha | Natural Site: warm temperate ancient forest | ||||
16,939 ha | Natural Site: Siebold's beech forest, mountains | ||||
1056 ha; (3,579 ha) | Kamigamo Jinja, Shimogamo Jinja, Tō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Enryaku-ji, Daigo-ji, Ninna-ji, Byōdō-in, Ujigami Jinja, Kōzan-ji, Saihō-ji, Tenryū-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Ryōan-ji, Nishi Hongan-ji, Nijō-jō | ||||
68 ha; (58,873 ha) | Shirakawa-go, Gokayama | ||||
0.4 ha; (43 ha) | Atomic bomb Dome | ||||
431 ha; (2,634 ha) | Itsukushima Jinja | ||||
617 ha; (2,502 ha) | Tōdai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Gangō-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, Heijō Palace, Kasugayama Primeval Forest | ||||
51 ha; (373 ha) | Futarasan Jinja, Rinnō-ji, Nikkō Tōshō-gū | ||||
55 ha; (560 ha) | Tamaudun, Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Shuri Castle, Shikinaen, Seifa-utaki | ||||
495 ha; (1,137 ha) | Seiganto-ji, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Kongōbu-ji, Niukanshōfu Jinja, Kumano Hongū Taisha, Niutsuhime Jinja, Mount Yoshino, Ōminesan-ji, Kōyasan chōishi-michi, Jison-in, Yoshino Mikumari Jinja, Kinbu Jinja, Kimpusen-ji, Yoshimizu Jinja, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Nachi Falls, Nachi primaeval forest, Fudarakusan-ji, Kumano Kodō | ||||
71,100 ha | Natural Site: peninsula and marine area | ||||
529 ha; (3,134 ha) | Yunotsu, Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Yunotsu-Okidomaridō, Site of Daikansho, Okidomari, Ginzan Sakunouchi, Site of Yataki-jō, Ōmori Ginzan, Miya-no-mae, Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Tomogauradō, Site of Yahazu-jō, Site of Iwami-jō, Kumagaika residence, Rakan-ji Gohyakurakan, Tomogaura | ||||
187 ha; (5,998 ha) | Chūson-ji, Mōtsū-ji, Kanjizaiō-in, Muryōkō-in, Kinkeizan | ||||
7,939 ha | Natural Site: Chichi-jima, Haha-jima, Muko-jima, Iwo-jima | ||||
20,638 ha; (49,376 ha) | Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Shrine, Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine, Yamamiya Sengen Shrine, Murayama Sengen Shrine, Suyama Sengen Shrine, Higashiguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine, Kawaguchi Sengen Shrine, Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine, Oshino Hakkai, Miho no Matsubara | ||||
7.20 ha; (415 ha) | Tomioka Silk Mill | ||||
Kyūshū, and Yamaguchi, Shizuoka and Iwate prefectures | 307 ha; (2,408 ha) | Hashima Coal Mine, Former Glover House, Shūseikan, Miike Coal Mine, Yawata Steel Works, Mutsurejima Lighthouse, Hagi reverberatory furnace, Shōkasonjuku Academy, Hagi castle town | |||
0.93 ha; (116.17 ha) | National Museum of Western Art | ||||
98.93 ha; (79,363.48 ha) | Okinoshima, Munakata Taisha | ||||
5,566.55 ha (12,252.52 ha) | Ōura Cathedral, Hara Castle, Hirado Island | ||||
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters | 166.66 ha (890 ha) | Mozu kofungun, Furuichi kofungun | |||
42,698 ha (24,467 ha) | Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Yanbaru, Iriomote | ||||
Hokkaidō, Aomori/Iwate/Akita Prefecture | 141.9 ha (984.8 ha) | Sannai-Maruyama Site, Ōdai Yamamoto I site | |||
Sado mines | |||||
The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed.
Name | Image | Location | UNESCO data | Monuments (incomplete listing) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura | ||||
Hikone Castle | ||||
Ishibutai Kofun, Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Kitora Tomb, Kawara-dera, Asuka-dera, Oka-dera, Yamada-dera, Fujiwara-kyō, Yamato Sanzan | ||||
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension) | Shirotori-tate Site, Takkoku-no-Iwaya, Yanagi-no-Gosho Site, Chojagahara Haiji Site, Honedera-mura Shoen Site | |||
UNESCO List | Exclusive entries of Japan | Shared/multinational entries involving Japan | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 8 | |||
22 | 1 | 23 | ||
5 | 2 | 7 | ||
10 | 10 | |||
8 | 8 | |||
24 | 24 |