World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Japan

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

• The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage

• Kabuki Theatre (2008)
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• Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre (2008)
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• Nôgaku Theatre (2008)
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• Akiu no Taue Odori (2009)
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• Chakkirako (2009)
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• Daimokutate (2009)
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• Dainichido Bugaku (2009)
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• Gagaku (2009)
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• Hayachine Kagura (2009)
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• Hitachi Furyumono (2009)
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• Koshikijima no Toshidon (2009)
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• Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture (2009)
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• Oku-noto no Aenokoto (2009)
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• Sekishu-Banshi: papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (2009)
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• Traditional Ainu dance (2009)
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• Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival (2009)
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• Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre (2010)
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• Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production technique (2010)
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• Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima (2011)
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• 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

• The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

More about World Heritage (UNESCO Website)

 Japan Endless Discovery (JNTO Website)

Visiting Japan Links (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

 World Heritage in Japan

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