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.
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...