List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
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Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992.[1] As of July 2021, twenty-five properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: twenty cultural sites and five natural sites.[1] A further five sites and one site extension have been submitted for future inscription and were on the Tentative List as of 2017.[1]
World Heritage Sites
[edit]Tentative list
[edit]The Tentative List consists of sites previously nominated, but not yet inscribed.
Other UNESCO heritage lists
[edit]UNESCO List | Exclusive entries of Japan |
Shared/multinational entries involving Japan |
Total |
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UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO World Heritage List | 22 | 1 | 23 |
UNESCO Memory of the World Register | 5 | 2 | 7 |
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network | 10 | — | 10 |
UNESCO Creative Cities Network | 8 | — | 8 |
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists | 24 | — | 24 |
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- National Treasures of Japan
- Cultural Landscapes of Japan
- National parks of Japan
- Kashimagari Tunnel
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) World Heritage Sites in Japan
- (in Japanese) Database of National Cultural Properties - World Heritage (世界遺産)