World Heritage Sites
| Name | Image | Location | UNESCO data | Area: | Monuments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area | Nara Prefecture | 660 (1993) i, ii, iv, vi | 586 ha; (570.7 ha) | Hōryū-ji, Hokki-ji | |
| Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | Okinawa Prefecture | 972 (2000) ii, iii, vi | 55 ha; (560 ha) | Tamaudun, Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Shuri Castle, Shikinaen, Seifa-utaki | |
| Himeji-jō | Hyōgo Prefecture | 661 (1993) i, iv | 107 ha; (143 ha) | Himeji Castle | |
| Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Iwate Prefecture | 1277 (2011) ii, vi | 187 ha; (5,998 ha) | Chūson-ji, Mōtsū-ji, Kanjizaiō-in, Muryōkō-in, Kinkeizan | |
| Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) | Hiroshima Prefecture | 775 (1996) vi | 0.4 ha; (43 ha) | Atomic bomb Dome | |
| Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto | Kyoto/Shiga Prefecture | 688 (1994) ii, iv | 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 | |
| Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | Nara Prefecture | 870 (1998) ii, iii, iv, vi | 617 ha; (2,502 ha) | Tōdai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Gangō-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, Heijō Palace, Kasugayama Primeval Forest | |
| Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Gifu/Toyama Prefecture | 734 (1995) iv, v | 68 ha; (58,873 ha) | Shirakawa-go, Gokayama | |
| Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | Hiroshima Prefecture | 776 (1996) i, ii, iv, vi | 431 ha; (2,634 ha) | Itsukushima Jinja | |
| Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape | Shimane Prefecture | 1246 (2010) ii, iii, v | 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 | |
| Ogasawara Islands | Tokyo | 1362 (2011) ix | 7,939 ha | Natural Site: Chichi-jima, Haha-jima, Muko-jima, Iwo-jima | |
| Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | Mie/Nara/Wakayama Prefecture | 1142 (2004) ii, iii, iv, vi | 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 | |
| Shrines and Temples of Nikkō | Tochigi Prefecture | 913 (1999) i, iv, vi | 51 ha; (373 ha) | Futarasan Jinja, Rinnō-ji, Nikkō Tōshō-gū | |
| Shirakami-Sanchi | Aomori/Akita Prefecture | 663 (1993) ix | 16,939 ha | Natural Site: Siebold's beech forest, mountains | |
| Shiretoko | Hokkaidō | 1193 (2005) ix, x | 71,100 ha | Natural Site: peninsula and marine area | |
| Yakushima | Kagoshima Prefecture | 662 (1993) vii, ix | 10,747 ha | Natural Site: warm temperate ancient forest |
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