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Japan's World Cultural Heritage

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

Himeji-jo

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Shrines and Temples in Nikko

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

World cultural heritage distribution map in Japan

Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan①

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land②

Shrines and Temples in Nikko③

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites④

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement⑤

Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration⑥

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama⑦

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto⑧

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara⑨

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range⑩

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area⑪

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan⑫

Himeji-jo⑬

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape⑭

Hiroshima Peace Memorial⑮

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine⑯

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region⑰

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region⑱

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining⑲

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu⑳

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Would you like to visit Japan's world cultural heritage sites

Japan's world cultural heritage sites are now stamps with original illustrations.
A must-have to commemorate your trip to the world cultural heritage sites found throughout Japan.

A total of 20 original stamps, the same number as World Heritage Sites!

  • Buddhist Buildings in the Horyu-ji area
  • Himeji-jo
  • Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
  • Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Genbaku Dome

Now being held at world cultural heritage sites around the world!

Click here for installation location ＞

Japanese history traced through world cultural heritage sites

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