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.
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...