UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan

Cultural

• Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Temple Area, Nara prefecture (1993)
• Himeji-jō Castle, Hyōgo prefecture (1993)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyōto (Kyōto, Uji and Ōtsu Cities) (1994) :
• Byōdō-in Temple
• Daigo-ji Temple
• Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple
• Hongan-ji Temple (Nishi-Honganji Temple)
• Jishō-ji Temple (Ginkakuji/Silver Pavilion)
• Kamo-mioya-jinja Shrine (Shimogamo-jinja Shrine)
• Kamowake-ikazuchi-jinja Shrine (Kamigamo-jinja Shrine)
• Kiyomizu-dera Temple
• Kōzan-ji Temple
• Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji Temple (Tō-ji Temple)
• Nijō-jō Castle
• Ninna-ji Temple
• Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkakuji Temple/Golden Pavilion)
• Ryōan-ji Temple
• Saihō-ji Temple (Kokedera/Moss Temple)
• Tenryū-ji Temple
• Ujigami-jinja Shrine
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama, Gifu Prefecture (1995)
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Hiroshima prefecture (1996)
• Itsukushima Shintō Shrine, Hiroshima prefecture (1996)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998) :
• Kasuga Taisha Shrine
• Kōfuku-ji Temple
• Tōdai-ji Temple
• Yakushi-ji Temple
• Shrines and Temples of Nikkō, Tochigi prefecture (1999)
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū, Okinawa prefecture (2000)
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, Nara, Wakayama & Mie prefectures (2004)
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)

Natural

• Shirakami-Sanchi, Akita prefecture (1993)
• Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture (1993)
• Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaidō (2005)