UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan
Japan has 27 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Most are not one place but several: Ancient Kyoto alone is 17 temples, shrines and a castle across three cities. Here every place we cover is listed under the inscription it belongs to.
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Cultural site, inscribed 1993 · 2 places · UNESCO listing
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Horyu-ji
The World's Oldest Wooden Buildings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most important temples in Japan, Horyu-ji contains th...
Hokki-ji
Japan's Oldest Three-Storey Pagoda, Out in the Fields North-East of Horyu-ji
A small temple among fields on the north-east edge of Ikaruga. Its three-storey pagoda, finished ...
Himeji-jo
Cultural site, inscribed 1993 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Yakushima
Natural site, inscribed 1993 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Shirakami-Sanchi
Natural site, inscribed 1993 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Cultural site, inscribed 1994 · 17 places · UNESCO listing
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Ginkaku-ji
Silver Pavilion
A Zen temple famed for its elegant Silver Pavilion and meticulously raked sand garden reflecting ...
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Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji Temple
UNESCO World Heritage Zen temple with the famous rock garden of 15 stones on white gravel. From a...
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Kamigamo Shrine
Kyoto's Oldest Shrine with Sacred Sand Cone Mounds
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Kyoto's oldest Shinto shrines, founded in 678 AD, known f...
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To-ji
Japan's Tallest Wooden Pagoda and Ancient Capital Landmark
A World Heritage Site founded in 796, home to Japan's tallest wooden pagoda at 55 meters and a be...
Kiyomizu-dera
Pure Water Temple
A hillside temple where a vast wooden stage, supported by 139 pillars without a single nail, offe...
Byodo-in
Byodo-in Temple
A UNESCO World Heritage temple famous for its Phoenix Hall, depicted on the Japanese 10-yen coin.
Tenryu-ji
Arashiyama's World Heritage Zen Masterpiece
World Heritage Site, head temple of the Tenryu branch of Rinzai Zen. The Sogenchi garden uses the...
Enryakuji Temple
Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei (Hieizan)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and headquarters of Tendai Buddhism, Enryakuji Temple sprawls across...
Saihoji (Kokedera)
The Moss Temple Requiring Advance Reservation
A World Heritage Zen temple blanketed in over 120 varieties of moss, creating an ethereal green l...
Ninna-ji
Imperial Palace Temple with Late-Blooming Cherry Blossoms
A World Heritage Site and former imperial palace temple, famed for its late-blooming Omuro cherry...
Nijo Castle
UNESCO World Heritage flatland castle. The floors squeak when you walk, designed as a security al...
Kinkaku-ji
Golden Pavilion Temple
Kyoto's golden icon, where a pavilion sheathed in real gold leaf floats above its mirror-still po...
Shimogamo Shrine
Ancient World Heritage Shrine in a Primeval Forest
One of Kyoto's oldest shrines (UNESCO World Heritage), located within the Tadasu no Mori primeval...
Daigo-ji
Hideyoshi's Cherry Blossom Temple on the Mountainside
A sprawling World Heritage Site famous for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's legendary 1598 cherry blossom vie...
Kozan-ji
A World Heritage Temple in a Cedar Forest, Home of the Frolicking Animals
A UNESCO World Heritage temple in the cedars at Toganoo, revived by the monk Myoe in 1206, known ...
Nishi Hongan-ji
A Free Head Temple 15 Minutes from Kyoto Station, Open from 5:30
Head temple of the Hongwanji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, on this site since 1591. Entry is f...
Ujigami Shrine
Japan's Oldest Shrine Building, in Kyoto Prefecture's Words, Across the River from Byodo-in
A small, free shrine on the east bank of the Uji River whose main hall Kyoto Prefecture lists as ...
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Cultural site, inscribed 1995 · 2 places · UNESCO listing
Gokayama
UNESCO Thatched-Roof Mountain Village
Secluded UNESCO World Heritage village with traditional gassho-zukuri thatched-roof farmhouses, a...
Shirakawa-go
UNESCO Thatched-Roof Village
UNESCO World Heritage village with traditional gassho-zukuri thatched-roof farmhouses in a remote...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Cultural site, inscribed 1996 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Cultural site, inscribed 1996 · 2 places · UNESCO listing
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Itsukushima Shrine
Floating Torii Gate of Miyajima
UNESCO World Heritage shrine on Miyajima Island, famous for its vermillion torii gate appearing t...
Mount Misen
Miyajima's 535-Metre Sacred Mountain, by Ropeway or a Two-Hour Climb Through the Forest Behind Itsukushima Shrine
The 535-metre peak in the middle of Miyajima, rising behind Itsukushima Shrine. The forest centre...
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Cultural site, inscribed 1998 · 8 places · UNESCO listing
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Gangoji
Japan's Oldest Temple with 1,400-Year-Old Roof Tiles
A World Heritage temple and one of Japan's oldest, where remarkably some original roof tiles from...
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Kofuku-ji
Nara's Five-Story Pagoda and National Treasure Hall
World Heritage temple with Japan's second-tallest wooden pagoda (50m). The National Treasure Hall...
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Todai-ji
Todai-ji Temple
A UNESCO World Heritage temple housing the world's largest bronze Buddha statue inside the larges...
Toshodai-ji
Ganjin's Legacy and the Finest Nara-Period Architecture
A World Heritage temple founded in 759 by the Chinese monk Ganjin, whose Golden Hall is widely re...
Yakushi-ji
Ancient Temple of Healing with the Frozen Music Pagoda
A World Heritage temple and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, celebrated for its elegant Ea...
Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Ancient Shinto shrine set in a primeval forest, famous for thousands of stone and bronze lanterns.
Heijo Palace Site
UNESCO Imperial Palace Ruins with Reconstructed Gate and Hall
The ruins of the imperial palace of the Nara-period capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a ...
Kasugayama Primeval Forest
The Old Shrine Forest Behind Kasuga Taisha, and a Stone Road to the 12th-Century Cave Buddhas
The forest on Mount Kasuga behind Kasuga Taisha, kept as the shrine's sacred ground since hunting...
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Cultural site, inscribed 1999 · 3 places · UNESCO listing
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Nikko Tosho-gu
Lavish Tokugawa Shrine
Lavishly decorated Shinto shrine enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Futarasan Shrine
The Shrine Behind Nikko's Red Shinkyo Bridge, Quieter Than Tosho-gu Next Door
The shrine of Mount Nantai, in the cedars a few minutes west of Tosho-gu, and owner of the vermil...
Rinno-ji
Nikko's Head Temple: Three Gilded Buddhas in Sanbutsudo and Iemitsu's Black-and-Gold Taiyuin
The Tendai temple that has run Nikko's mountain worship since the monk Shodo opened it in 766. Tw...
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Cultural site, inscribed 2000 · 8 places · UNESCO listing
Shuri Castle
Ryukyu Kingdom's Royal Palace
The reconstructed royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a mix of Chinese and Japanese architecture ...
Katsuren Castle Ruins
Tiered limestone walls rise like a stone ship above the Katsuren Peninsula. The World Heritage ru...
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
Six stone-walled enclosures trace a ridge above central Okinawa at Nakagusuku. This World Heritag...
Nakijin Castle Ruins
Long, curving stone walls cross the wooded hills of northern Okinawa at the former seat of the Ho...
Sefa-utaki
Sefa-utaki: Ryukyu's Holiest Forest, a Slippery Stone Path and a Rock Passage You Now See Only From the Front
The holiest site of the Ryukyu Kingdom: a forest on a limestone headland in Nanjo, where a slippe...
Shikinaen
Shikinaen: The Ryukyu Kings' Garden Villa Where Chinese Envoys Were Entertained, Quiet and Shut on Wednesdays
A royal villa and strolling garden on a hill in Naha, laid out in 1799 and used to host envoys of...
Tamaudun
Tamaudun: The Stone Royal Tomb of the Second Sho Dynasty, a Few Minutes From Shuri Castle and Far Quieter
The tomb of the Second Sho Dynasty kings, built around 1501 by King Sho Shin: a walled courtyard ...
Zakimi Castle Ruins
Above Yomitan, Zakimi’s graceful stone walls and arched gateways reveal the skill of Ryukyuan cas...
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Cultural site, inscribed 2004 · 22 places · UNESCO listing
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Koyasan Okunoin
The most sacred site on Mount Koya, featuring Japan's largest cemetery along a mystical forest pa...
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Kumano Nachi Taisha
Sacred Grand Shrine Beside Japan's Tallest Waterfall
One of the three Kumano Grand Shrines, perched on a mountainside next to Nachi Falls and Seiganto...
Kumano Kodo
Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails
UNESCO-listed ancient pilgrimage trails through sacred mountains, linking grand shrines of the Ki...
Kumano Hongu Taisha
Head Shrine of 3,000 Kumano Shrines and Pilgrimage Endpoint
The head shrine of over 3,000 Kumano shrines across Japan, serving as the spiritual endpoint of t...
Mount Yoshino
Japan's most celebrated cherry blossom viewing site, with approximately 30,000 cherry trees cover...
Nachi Falls
Japan's Tallest Single-Drop Waterfall
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall at 133 meters, a sacred site of the Kumano pilgrimage for o...
Kumano Kodo Iseji Route
Walking the ancient Iseji pilgrimage route connects you to over a thousand years of spiritual jou...
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Vermilion Grand Shrine at the Mouth of the Kumano River
The third of the three Kumano Grand Shrines, known for its striking vermilion buildings and an 80...
Danjo Garan
Koyasan's Central Temple Complex and the Great Konpon Daito Pagoda
One of the two sacred centres of Koyasan, a sanctuary of halls and gates around the vermilion Kon...
Seiganto-ji
First Temple of the Saikoku Pilgrimage and the Pagoda Above Nachi Falls
The Tendai temple beside Kumano Nachi Taisha and the first stop of the Saikoku 33 Kannon pilgrima...
Kongobu-ji
Head Temple of Koyasan and Shingon Buddhism
The administrative head temple of the Koyasan Shingon school, known for its sweeping tiled roof, ...
Fudarakusan-ji
The Nachi Beach Temple Where Monks Set Sail, Sealed In, for Kannon's Paradise
A small Tendai temple by Nachi beach, a branch of Seiganto-ji, where monks once set out in small ...
Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine
A 45-Metre Rock by the Kumano Sea That the Shrine Calls Izanami's Grave, With No Hall in Front of It
A shrine in Kumano, Mie, with no main hall: what is worshipped is a rock face about 45 metres hig...
Jison-in
Kukai's Mother's Temple at the Foot of Koyasan, Where the Choishi-michi Begins
A small Shingon temple by the Kinokawa river where, by tradition, Kukai's mother lived out her li...
Kimpu Shrine
The Shrine at the Top of Yoshino's Okusenbon and the Tower Yoshitsune Is Said to Have Kicked His Way Out Of
A small, old shrine in the cedar woods of Okusenbon, the highest part of Mount Yoshino, to the go...
Kimpusen-ji
Yoshino's Zao-do Hall and the Blue Zao Gongen, Shown Only in Spring and Autumn
The head temple of Kimpusen Shugen Honshu, a Shugendo school, halfway up Mount Yoshino. Its main ...
Koyasan Choishi-michi
The 22 km Pilgrim Path to Koyasan, Counted Down by 180 Stone Markers
The old main pilgrim road up Koyasan, about 22 km from Jison-in in Kudoyama to the Konpon Daito, ...
Mount Sanjogatake
Sanjogatake and Ominesan-ji: the Shugendo Summit Closed to Women, Open 3 May to 23 September
The 1,719 m main peak of the northern Omine range, where Shugendo traces its beginning, with the ...
Niutsuhime Shrine
The Amano Shrine Whose Goddess, by Tradition, Gave Koyasan to Kukai
The main shrine of old Kii Province, in the quiet Amano basin below Koyasan. By the shrine's trad...
Tamaki Shrine
A Cedar-Wrapped Mountaintop Shrine at the Far End of Japan's Largest Village
A shrine just below the 1,076-meter summit of Mount Tamaki on the Omine Okugake pilgrimage route,...
Yoshimizu Shrine
The Yoshino Shoin Where Yoshitsune Hid, Go-Daigo Held Court and Hideyoshi Came for the Cherries
A small shrine on Mount Yoshino that was Yoshimizu-in, a monks' lodging of Kimpusen-ji, until the...
Yoshino Mikumari Shrine
Hideyori's 1604 Shrine to the Water God and Guardian of Children, High on Mount Yoshino
A shrine to the god who shares out the water, in the upper reaches of Mount Yoshino and part of t...
Shiretoko
Natural site, inscribed 2005 · 3 places · UNESCO listing
Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula: Utoro, Rausu and a Cape No Road Reaches
A UNESCO World Heritage peninsula at the northeast tip of Hokkaido with two gateway towns: Utoro ...
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls: Wading Up a Warm, Acidic River in Shiretoko
A river in Shiretoko National Park that runs warm because hot spring water from Mount Io feeds it...
Shiretoko Five Lakes
Shiretoko Five Lakes: a Free Bear-Proof Boardwalk, or the Forest Trail With a Lecture or a Guide
Five small lakes in old forest about 14 km past Utoro, inside the Shiretoko World Natural Heritag...
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Cultural site, inscribed 2007 · 3 places · UNESCO listing
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
A UNESCO World Heritage Silver Mine in a Forest Setting
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this historic silver mine once produced a third of the world's silv...
Rakan-ji Gohyaku Rakan
Five Hundred Stone Arhats in Rock-Cut Caves, Carved for the Silver Miners of Iwami Ginzan
Two caves cut into a rock face across the stream from Rakan-ji in Omori, each holding 250 small s...
Yunotsu
Yunotsu, the Old Silver Port of Iwami Ginzan Where Two Public Baths Face Each Other Across One Street
A one-street onsen town running down a narrow valley to a small Sea of Japan harbour, once the po...
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Cultural site, inscribed 2011 · 2 places · UNESCO listing
Chusonji Temple
Golden Hall of the Northern Fujiwara
A UNESCO World Heritage temple complex featuring the stunning Konjikido, a hall covered entirely ...
Motsuji Temple
Motsuji Temple - UNESCO Pure Land Garden in Hiraizumi
A UNESCO World Heritage temple in Hiraizumi featuring one of Japan's finest Pure Land gardens fro...
Ogasawara Islands
Natural site, inscribed 2011 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Cultural site, inscribed 2013 · 9 places · UNESCO listing
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Oshino Hakkai
Eight Sacred Ponds of Mount Fuji
Eight crystal-clear spring ponds fed by Mount Fuji snowmelt filtration, designated a UNESCO World...
Mount Fuji
Japan's Sacred Mountain
Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and active stratovolcano s...
Kawaguchiko
Lake Kawaguchi
Scenic lake at the northern base of Mount Fuji, with classic views and year-round outdoor activit...
Miho no Matsubara
Sacred Pine Grove with Mount Fuji Views
A seven-kilometer pine-lined beach with views of Mount Fuji across Suruga Bay, registered as a UN...
Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Head Shrine of Japan's Sengen Shrines and Mount Fuji Worship
The head shrine of roughly 1,300 Sengen (Asama) shrines nationwide, dedicated to the deity of Mou...
Shiraito Falls
Wide Curtain Waterfall Fed by Mount Fuji Spring Water
A curved cliff about 20 meters high and 150 meters wide where hundreds of streams of Mount Fuji s...
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja
The Cedar-Lined Shrine Where the Yoshida Trail up Mount Fuji Begins
The shrine at the foot of the Yoshida Trail, where Edo-period pilgrims purified themselves before...
Lake Motosuko
The Clear Western Lake Whose View of Fuji Is on the 1,000-Yen Note
The westernmost and deepest of the Fuji Five Lakes; the local tourism association calls its water...
Lake Yamanakako
The Highest and Largest of the Fuji Five Lakes, Where the Winter Sun Sets on the Summit
The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes and, at about 980 metres, the highest, on the east side of Mou...
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Cultural site, inscribed 2014 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Cultural site, inscribed 2015 · 7 places · UNESCO listing
Hashima Island (Gunkanjima)
Abandoned Coal Mining Island and UNESCO Industrial Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution, Hashima...
Hagi Castle Ruins
At the foot of Mount Shizuki beside Kikugahama Beach, Hagi’s moats and stone walls mark the forme...
Manda Pit
A Miike Coal Mine Shaft Tower and Brick Winding House on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka Border
A pit of the Mitsui Miike coal mine with its works still standing: an 18.8 m steel headframe from...
Misumi West Port
A Meiji Harbour Left Almost as Built: 756 m of Stone Quay at the Mouth of Amakusa
A harbour designed by the Dutch engineer Rouwenhorst Mulder and opened in 1887, with a 756 m ston...
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace
The Shogunate's Cannon Foundry in Izu, Four Brick Chimneys Finished in 1857
Two pairs of furnaces under four brick chimneys about 15.7 m tall, built by the shogunate between...
Shokasonjuku Academy
The Two-Room Village School in Hagi Where Yoshida Shoin Taught Ito Hirobumi
A small wooden schoolhouse in the grounds of Shoin Shrine in Hagi, where Yoshida Shoin taught for...
Shoko Shuseikan
The Shimazu Family Museum in Satsuma's 1865 Stone Machine Factory, Next to Sengan-en
The Shimazu family's history museum, housed since 1923 in the stone machine factory of the Satsum...
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Cultural site, inscribed 2016 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Cultural site, inscribed 2017 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
Cultural site, inscribed 2019 · 1 place · UNESCO listing
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
Natural site, inscribed 2021 · 4 places · UNESCO listing
Amami Oshima
A UNESCO World Heritage island between Kyushu and Okinawa, with pristine mangrove forests, vibran...
Iriomote Island
Iriomote Island: Jungle, Mangrove Rivers and a Ferry That Stays in Port When the Sea Is Rough
Okinawa's second-largest island, nearly all subtropical forest and mangrove, and part of a World ...
Tokunoshima
Tokunoshima: Bullfighting, Amami Rabbits and Mountain Forest You Enter Only With a Guide at Night
A farming island in the Amami group, south of Amami-Oshima, split between three towns and known a...
Yanbaru
Yanbaru: The Forested North of Okinawa Island, Home of the Okinawa Rail, Two Hours From Naha by Car
The hilly, forested north of Okinawa Island, spread over the villages of Kunigami, Ogimi and Higa...
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
Cultural site, inscribed 2021 · 4 places · UNESCO listing
Sannai-Maruyama Archaeological Site
Japan's Largest Jomon Settlement, a UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric Site
One of Japan's most important archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sannai-Maruy...
Goshono Site
A Jomon Village With Earth-Roofed Pit Houses, Across a Covered Wooden Bridge in Ichinohe
The site of a Jomon village on a plateau above the Mabechi River in Ichinohe, northern Iwate, liv...
Korekawa Site
Lacquered Jomon Combs and the Gassho Dogu: Hachinohe's Korekawa Site and the Museum Beside It
A Jomon site in the southern hills of Hachinohe, Aomori, where a waterlogged ritual deposit prese...
Oyu Stone Circles
Two Late Jomon Rings of River Stones on a Terrace in Kazuno, Akita
Two rings of river stones built between about 2000 and 1500 BCE on a terrace above the Oyu River ...
Sado Island Gold Mines
Cultural site, inscribed 2024 · 2 places · UNESCO listing
Sado Island Gold Mine
Once Japan's largest gold mine producing gold for the Tokugawa shogunate, the Sado Island Gold Mi...
Nishimikawa Placer Gold Mine
Nishimikawa, the Gold Field Sado City Calls the Island's Oldest: Red Hillsides Washed Away for Gold and the Farming Hamlet of Sasagawa
The placer gold field around the hamlet of Sasagawa in south-west Sado, which Sado City calls the...
Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara
Cultural site, inscribed 2026 · 7 places · UNESCO listing
Asuka Palace Site
The Field in Asuka Where Soga no Iruka Was Killed in 645, with a Restored Stone Pavement and Well from Emperor Tenmu's Palace
The spot in the middle of Asuka where several 7th-century rulers built their palaces one on top o...
Asuka-dera
The Asuka Daibutsu, Dated by the Temple to 609 and Called by It Japan's Oldest Buddha Statue, Photos Allowed
A small hall in the fields of Asuka on the site of the temple Soga no Umako began in 588. Inside ...
Fujiwara Palace Site
The Field Where Nara Says Japan's First Grid-Planned Capital Stood, Now Planted with Rapeseed, Lotus and Cosmos
The site of the palace at the centre of Fujiwara-kyo, Japan's capital from 694 to 710, which Nara...
Ishibutai Kofun
A Bare Stone Burial Chamber in Asuka You Can Walk Into, Widely Thought to Be the Tomb of Soga no Umako
An early 7th-century burial chamber of about 30 huge stones whose earth mound has worn away, leav...
Kitora Tomb
A Small Asuka Tomb Painted with the Four Guardian Animals and a Star Chart, and a Free Museum Where the Real Murals Go on Show
A two-tier round tomb from the late 7th or early 8th century whose chamber was painted with the f...
Tachibana-dera
The Temple That Marks the Traditional Birthplace of Prince Shotoku, with a Two-Faced Stone and an Old Pagoda Base
A Tendai temple on the spot where, by tradition, Prince Shotoku was born. The Asuka-period temple...
Takamatsuzuka Tomb
The Asuka Tomb Whose Painted Women Started an Archaeology Boom in 1972, with a Mural Museum Next Door
A small round tomb from the late 7th or early 8th century where painted murals of court women and...