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What is World Heritage?
This page explains the outline of World Heritage.
What is World Heritage?
World Heritage includes "cultural heritage" (monuments, buildings, archeaological sites, etc.) and "natural heritage" (natural environment).To become a World Heritage site, the properties must have "outstanding universal value" and be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List,based on the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972(the World Heritage Convention).
The purpose of the "World Heritage Convention" is to protect cultural/natural heritage with outstanding universal value from such threats as damage and destruction and to preserve them as the world heritage of all humankind with international cooperation.Registered World Heritage sites are passed on to the future generations by international support.
In 1992, Japan signed the convention and properties in Japan gradually registered as World Heritage. As of July 2019, there are 1121 World Heritage properties in the world. These properties include 869 cultural, 213 natural, and 39 mixed properties.Japan has 23 World Heritage properties, including 19 cultural and 4 natural properties.
The World Heritage List of Japan(as of July 2019)
|
Property Name |
Location(Pref.) |
Date of Inscription |
Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area |
Nara |
Dec.1993 |
Cultural |
|
Himeji-jo |
Hyogo |
Dec.1993 |
Cultural |
|
Yakushima |
Kagoshima |
Dec.1993 |
Natural |
|
Shirakami-Sanchi |
Aomori, Akita |
Dec.1993 |
Natural |
|
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto |
Kyoto, Shiga |
Dec.1994 |
Cultural |
|
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama |
Gifu, Toyama |
Dec.1995 |
Cultural |
|
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) |
Hiroshima |
Dec.1996 |
Cultural |
|
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine |
Hiroshima |
Dec.1996 |
Cultural |
|
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara |
Nara |
Dec.1998 |
Cultural |
|
Shrines and Temples of Nikko |
Tochigi |
Dec.1999 |
Cultural |
|
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu |
Okinawa |
Dec.2000 |
Cultural |
|
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range |
Mie, Nara, Wakayama |
Jul.2004 |
Cultural |
|
Shiretoko |
Hokkaido |
Jul.2005 |
Natural |
|
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape |
Shimane |
Jul.2007 |
Cultural |
|
Ogasawara Islands |
Tokyo |
Jun.2011 |
Natural |
|
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land |
Iwate |
Jun.2011 |
Cultural |
|
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration |
Yamanashi, |
Jun.2013 |
Cultural |
| Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Gunma | Jun.2014 | Cultural |
| Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution:Iron and Steel,Shipbuilding and Coal Mining |
Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Yamaguchi, Iwate, Sizuoka |
Jul.2015 | Cultural |
| The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement |
Tokyo (National Museum of Western Art, Main Building) *Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland |
Jul.2016 | Cultural |
| Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region | Fukuoka | Jul.2017 | Cultural |
| Hidden Cristian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Nagasaki, Kumamoto | Jun.2018 | Cultural |
| Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters | Osaka | Jul.2019 | Cultural |
Nominated Properties in Japan /World Heritage Candidates(as of March 2020)
|
Property Name |
Location(Pref.) |
Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island | Kagoshima, Okinawa |
Natural |
| Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions | Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Akita | Cultural |
Properties in Japan/Tentative List (as of July 2019)
|
Property Name |
Location(Pref.) |
Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura | Kanagawa | Cultural |
|
Hikone-Jo (castle) |
Shiga |
Cultural |
|
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties |
Nara |
Cultural |
|
Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions |
Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Akita |
Cultural |
|
The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines |
Niigata |
Cultural |
|
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land - (extension) |
Iwate |
Cultural |
| Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island | Kagoshima, Okinawa |
Natural |
A Tentative List is a list ofproperties which a country intends to consider for nomination to the World Heritage List within 5 to 10 years.
World Heritage
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