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Japan

UNESCO member since 1951

Asia and the Pacific

Group IV

Latest Stories

Being able to predict floods will save lives in West Africa

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Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea

Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea

13 January 2022

UNESCO’s Story for Development celebrates persons with disabilities’ achievements

UNESCO’s Story for Development celebrates persons with disabilities’ achievements

UNESCO in Japan

Common Ground and Common Obstacles: US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue

Terrain commun et obstacles communs : Dialogue entre les femmes et les leaders des États-Unis et du Japon

Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Ogasawara Islands

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

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

Shirakami-Sanchi

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

UNESCO Global Network of Learning cities

UNESCO Global Network of Learning cities

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Mount Odaigahara, Mount Omine and Osugidani Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Shiga Highland Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Yakushima and Kuchinoerabu Jima Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Aya Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Minami-Alps Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Tadami Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Minakami Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Sobo, Katamuki and Okue Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)

Kobushi Biosphere Reserve, Japan

Enabling Intercultural Dialogue

Japan Framework for Enabling Intercultural Dialogue Profile

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Furyu-odori, ritual dances imbued with people’s hopes and prayers

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Nôgaku theatre

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theatre

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Oku-noto no Aenokoto

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Hayachine Kagura

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Akiu no Taue Odori

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Dainichido Bugaku

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Traditional Ainu dance

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes

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Lists and designations

World Heritage Sites

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.

Elements incribed on the Intangible heritage list

Safeguarding our living heritage

Country's representation to UNESCO

Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO

100, avenue de Suffren Paris 75015 France

Japanese National Commission for UNESCO

3-2-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8959 Japan