This is a listing of Japan’s World Heritage Sites.
Multi sites
1993
Hokiji Temple
Horyuji Temple
Multi sites
2013
Mt Fuji, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
Lake Kawaguchiko, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
Former House of Togawa Family, Fujiyoshida City Shizuoka Prefecture
Multi sites
2000
Shurijo Castle Seiden, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Okinawa Shurijo Castle Seiden, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Houshinmon, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Kankaimon, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Shureimon, Shurijo Castle Park, Naha City
Shikinaen Royal Garden, Naha City
Shikinaen Royal Garden, Naha City
Nakijin Castle Ruins, Nago City
10 mins car ride from Ocean Expo Park.
Nakijin Castle Ruins, Nago City
10 mins car ride from Ocean Expo Park.
Nakijin Castle Ruins, Nago City
10 mins car ride from Ocean Expo Park.
Tamaudun Mausoleum, Naha City
The royal Mausoleum of the 2nd Sho Dynasty.
Single site
1993
Castle
Single site
1996
A-Bomb Dome
Multi sites
1994
Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto city
Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto city
To-ji Temple, Kyoto city
Multi sites
1998
Todaji Temple
The temple houses the world largest bronze statue of Buddha Vairocana.
Multi sites
1995
Single site
1996
Otorii Gate
Itsukushima Shrine
Single site
2015
Former Foreign Engineer's Residence, Kagoshima City
Residence of 7 english engineers who worked in the spinning mill a the end of Edo period.
Former site of the Shuseikan, Kagoshima City
The site where industrisation took pace in Japan.
Former site of reverberatory furnance, Kagoshima City
The furnance was used for melting iron to make cannon barrels.
Glover House, Nagasaki City
The house of Thomas Blake Glover who played a role in modernization of shipbuilding, coal mining and other industrialisation in Japan.