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.
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...