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2. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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   688; ii, iv (cultural) Kyoto was the capital of Japan from its founding in 794 to the middle of the 19th century. It was also a cultural centre, crucial for the development of religious and secular architecture, in particular in wood, of the country. The designs of Japanese gardens has had a profound influence worldwide from the 19th century on.

3. Monuments of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...

4. List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic ...

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   Name: name of the monument as registered in the Database of Cultural Properties; Special Place of Scenic Beauty: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; Special Historic Site: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Historic Site

5. Cultural Landscape (Japan) - Wikipedia

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   A Cultural Landscape (文化的景観, bunkateki keikan) is a landscape in Japan, which has evolved together with the way of life and geocultural features of a region, and which is indispensable for understanding the lifestyle of the Japanese people, and is recognized by the government of under article 2, paragraph 1, item 5 of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950).

6. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Japan

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   Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan 2016 01059: Thirty-three float festivals around Japan held annually to pray to the gods for peace and protection from natural ...

7. Category:Landmarks in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Category: Landmarks in Japan. 7 languages. ... Cultural Properties of Japan (8 C, 16 P) H. Historic sites in Japan (7 C, 3 P) M. Monuments and memorials in Japan (7 C ...

8. Category:Historic Sites of Japan - Wikipedia

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   This category contains nationally designated Historic Sites (史跡, shiseki).As of 1 February 2012, there were 1667 Historic Sites, including 60 Special Historic Sites.. In some instances the designated property may not correspond exactly with the listed article; for instance, when a monument forms part of a temple.

9. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tokyo) - Wikipedia

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   Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Former Hama-rikyū Teien Gardens 旧浜離宮庭園 kyū-Hama-rikyū teien: Chūō: Edo period gardens; also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty