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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido) - Wikipedia

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    inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as two of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan [7] Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds 42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E  /  42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E  / 42.54710056; 140.77019889  ( Irie-Takasago Shell

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shizuoka) - Wikipedia

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    As of 23 October 2024, forty-nine Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road and the site of the Stone Quarries for Edo Castle span the border with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji spans the border with Yamanashi.

  7. 100 Fine Castles of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association (日本城郭協会, Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai) in 2006.

  8. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Osaka) - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. 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.