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  2. Three Views of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 and scholar Hayashi Gahō. [1] In 1915, modeled on the old Three Views of Japan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (株式会社実業之日本社) held a national election to determine a list of New Three Views of ...

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Tourism in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy. In 2019, the sector directly contributed 11 trillion yen (US$100 billion), or 2% of the GDP, and attracted 31.88 million international tourists.

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

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    As of October 24, 2023 there are 1,040 Natural Monuments, 1895 Historic Sites, 429 Places of Scenic Beauty, 75 Special Natural Monuments, 36 Special Places of Scenic Beauty and 63 Special Historic Sites. [3] Since a single item can fall under more than one of these categories, the total number of sites is less than the sum of designations.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) - Wikipedia

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    The 100 Landscapes of Japan (日本百景) is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. The 100 Landscapes or Views were selected alongside further sets of 8 Views and 25 Winning Sites in 1927, a year after Hirohito became Emperor. The selection was intended to "reflect the new taste of the new era".

  8. Category:Tourist attractions in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Lists of tourist attractions in Japan (5 C, 17 P) B. Beaches of Japan (14 P) C. Cultural Properties of Japan (8 C, 16 P) E. Entertainment districts in Japan (9 P)

  9. Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces - Wikipedia

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    Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces (in Japanese 六十余州名所図会 Rokujūyoshū Meisho Zue) is a series of ukiyo-e prints by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797–1858). The series consists of a print of a famous view from each of the 68 provinces of Japan plus a print of Edo , the capital, and a contents page for a total of 70 prints.

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