Japanese Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

Le patrimoine mondial
Horyu-ji Temple Area
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Temple Area

Cultural heritage Added in 1993

  Himeji-jo Castle
Himeji-jo Castle

Cultural heritage Added in 1993

Yakushima Island
Yakushima Island

Natural heritage Added in 1993

  Shirakami-Sanchi
Shirakami-Sanchi

Natural heritage Added in 1993

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Cultural heritage Added in 1994

  Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Cultural heritage Added in 1995

Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Cultural heritage Added in 1996

  Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Cultural heritage Added in 1996

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Cultural heritage Added in 1998

  Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Cultural heritage Added in 1999

Gesuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Gesuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Cultural heritage Added in 2000

  Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Cultural heritage Added in 2004

Shiretoko
Shiretoko

Natural heritage Added in 2005

  Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Cultural heritage Added in 2007