UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan Here is a list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan and the year they were inscribed to the UNESCO list. Japan accepted the convention on 30 June 1992. With the addition of the Tomioka Silk Mill in 2014, Japan has over 20 sites on the UNESCO Worl...
Listed in 2015, the Industrial Revolution Sites are located in 8 of Japan’s prefectures, highlighting Japan’s rise to become an industrial power. Theysymbolize the country’s key industries such as iron, steel, shipbuilding, and coal mining which were central to the country’s rapid economic ...
UNESCO is probably best known for designating World Heritage Sites, cultural and natural sites that show "outstanding universal value". There are currently 26 world heritage sites in Japan, 21 cultural ones and 5 natural ones. World Cultural Heritage Sites Horyuji Temple Added in 1993 Horyu...
Japan boasts 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and each of them attracts a number of tourists with different features and uniqueness. Some of them are artificial structures that represent the history of development of the country or tradition, whereas others remain intact and untouched deep in nature...
The Munakata region lies northeast of the city of Fukuoka and faces the rough Genkai Sea. Sixty kilometers off the coast of Kyushu is Okinoshima, a sacred island between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula. It is not quite a kilometer in ph
This article by Lisa Vogt, a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer, originally appeared in the Jan. 21 issue of Asahi Weekly. It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various sites of outstanding universal value across the country through ...
Any visitor to Japan knows that the islands hold a wealth of natural and manmade wonders. Many of these have been recognized over the years by UNESCO, and to date, there are 20 cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 5 natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. Currently, there are ev...
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (cultural) Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (cultural) Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (natural) Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (cultural) Sado Island...
One of the most famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan is Nara. Nara was the Capital of Japan for a little while (710 to 784) and has many historic monuments around the city. It’s super close to Osaka and Kyoto (between 30 minutes and 1 hour), making it a perfect day trip....
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier(Argentina/Belgium/France/Germany/India/Japan/Switzerland) Stoclet House(Belgium) Flemish Beguinages(Belgium) Belfries of Belgium and France(Belgium/France) Van Nellefabriek(Netherlands) World Heritage Sites Visited In 2016 ...