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Japan accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992. [3] There are 26 sites listed in Japan, with a further four sites on the tentative list. [3] Japan's first entries to the list took place in 1993, when four sites were inscribed. The most recent site, the Sado mine, was listed in 2024.
Temple used as first British Consulate in Japan in Bakumatsu period Tōzenji 35°38′03″N 139°44′06″E / 35.63423917°N 139.73511162°E / 35.63423917; 139.73511162 (
yagura near Kakuon-ji 35°19′51″N 139°33′52″E / 35.330899°N 139.564347°E / 35.330899; 139.564347 ( Hyakuhachi Yoichi-zuka and Bunzōdō on the Ishibashiyama Battlefield
the NT kondō dates to the Shōhei era (1346–1369) (see List of National Treasures of Japan (Temples) 34°26′13″N 135°35′54″E / 34.43685673°N 135.59837631°E / 34.43685673; 135.59837631 ( Kanshinji
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 ...
palace of the Ryūkyū Kings; the main hall was repurposed as the haiden of Okinawa Shrine; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site 26°13′01″N 127°43′09″E / 26.21699426°N 127.71903149°E / 26.21699426; 127.71903149 ( Shuri Castle
component of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) [4] Honganji Ōshoin Gardens 34°59′27″N 135°45′05″E / 34.99093474°N 135.75126747°E / 34.99093474; 135.75126747 ( Honganji Ōshoin
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.