Japan — UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area (Nara)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, Ōtsu)
Historic Villages of Shirakami-Sanchi? ❌ (Natural — listed below)
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Gifu & Toyama)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Nara)
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō (Tochigi)
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū (Okinawa)
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group
Sado Island Gold Mines (added recently)
Amami-Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Northern Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island