World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Japan
World Heritage (Japan's sites in the World Heritage list):
The UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan are:
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993 - Cultural site)
- Himeji-jo (1993)
- Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
- Yakushima (1993)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
- Shiretoko (2005)
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (2007)
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (2011)
- Ogasawara Islands (2011)
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013)
-Japan's commitment to the protection of cultural heritage in the framework of UNESCO
Intangible Heritage (Japan's elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity):
- Kabuki Theatre (2008)
- Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre (2008)
- Nôgaku Theatre (2008)
- Akiu no Taue Odori (2009)
- Chakkirako (2009)
- Daimokutate (2009)
- Dainichido Bugaku (2009)
- Gagaku (2009)
- Hayachine Kagura (2009)
- Hitachi Furyumono (2009)
- Koshikijima no Toshidon (2009)
- Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture (2009)
- Oku-noto no Aenokoto (2009)
- Sekishu-Banshi: papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (2009)
- Traditional Ainu dance (2009)
- Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival (2009)
- Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre (2010)
- Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique (2010)
- Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima (2011)
- Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane (2011)
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival (2012)
-Japan's commitment to the protection of intangible heritage in the framework of UNESCO
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