Japan
25
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
on the World Heritage List
4
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
26
State of Conservation Reports
6
International assistance
requests Approved
requests Approved
135,700
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Tuesday, 30 June 1992
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee (4)
1993-1999
2003-2007
2011-2015
2021-2025
UNESCO
World Heritage
Sites on the Tentative List 5
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process
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Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura1992
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Hikone-Jo (castle)1992
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Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties2007
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The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines2010
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Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension)2012
State of Conservation Reports 26
State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation
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Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining2021
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement2021
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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu2021
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Shiretoko2021
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Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration2019
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Shiretoko2019
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Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining2018
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement2018
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Shiretoko2017
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Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration2016
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Shiretoko2015
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Shiretoko2012
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2011
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2009
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2008
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Shiretoko2008
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2007
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2006
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range2006
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2004
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara2003
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)2001
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Itsukushima Shinto Shrine2001
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Shirakami-Sanchi1997
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Yakushima1997
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Shirakami-Sanchi1995
Decisions adopted by Ashgabat Silk Roads Coordinating Committee
29 January 2019
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2018
Twelve new members elected to World Heritage Committee
20 November 2013
Tokyo Expert Meeting (Feb 2012) published
18 July 2012
Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi
13 February 2012
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
Workshop on mixed site management in the Asia-Pacific
3 April 2019 - 6 May 2019
5th Meeting of Coordinating Committee on the serial transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Roads
3 December 2018 - 7 December 2018
Workshop for Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance – Bhutan 2017
22 October 2017 - 27 October 2017
Call for applications: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2016
10 September 2016 - 26 September 2016
Cultural Landscape Workshop to be held in Paro and Thimphu, Bhutan
12 July 2016 - 3 August 2016
4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting
24 November 2015 - 26 November 2015
Call for Applications: 10th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
12 September 2015 - 28 September 2015
Call for Applications: 9th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
6 September 2014 - 26 September 2014
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 June 2013 - 17 June 2013
Call for Applications: 8th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
1 April 2013 - 20 May 2013
Symposium “World Heritage for Peace and Sustainability”
10 November 2012
Symposium “World Heritage, conservation and succession to the next generation”
9 November 2012 - 11 November 2012
World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary celebrations: Closing event
6 November 2012 - 8 November 2012
Symposium “The Role of Community for Sustainable Cultural Development”
3 November 2012 - 5 November 2012
Expert meeting “Conservation and Sustainability-from principle to practice”
3 November 2012 - 5 November 2012
Expert Meeting "Heritage and Societies: toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document on Authenticity, and beyond"
3 November 2012 - 5 November 2012
Youth Programme “World Heritage: the roles of local communities and youth for the next decade”
3 November 2012 - 5 November 2012
Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation
29 October 2012
Symposium on the World Natural Heritage of Japan
2 October 2012
Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
17 September 2012 - 20 September 2012
“Portraying Kyoto’s Cultural Heritage” Contest
20 July 2012 - 18 September 2012
Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
30 August 2009 - 12 September 2009
Application deadline 14 June: Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
1 May 2009 - 14 June 2009
UNITAR Hiroshima Training Workshop
19 April 2009 - 24 April 2009
5th Workshop in the UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation
30 March 2008 - 4 April 2008
Torch-Run Concert for World Heritage
31 May 2007
UNESCO Regional Workshop on Periodic Reporting Follow-up for North-East and South-East Asia
12 December 2005 - 16 December 2005
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