List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
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 are currently on the Tentative List as of 2017.[1]
Map
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Japan
World Heritage Sites
Tentative list
The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed.
Other UNESCO heritage lists
UNESCO List | Exclusive Entries of Japan | Shared/Multinational Entries Involving Japan | Total |
---|---|---|---|
UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO World Heritage List | 22 | 1 | 23 |
UNESCO Memory of the World Register | 5 | 2 | 7 |
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network | 10 | — | 10 |
UNESCO Creative Cities Network | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists | 24 | — | 24 |
See also
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External links
- (in Japanese) World Heritage Sites in Japan
- (in Japanese) Database of National Cultural Properties - World Heritage (世界遺産)
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