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Himeji-jo

December 30, 2019 to
January 1, 2020

HIMEJI CASTLE NIGHT FANTASIESThe World by Illumination

Finished
16 World Heritage Areas

Early February to mid-May, 2020

Sakura connects World HeritageWorld Heritage Cherry Blossom Relay

Finished
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes
in the Kii Mountain Range

February 6, 2020

Japan's oldest fire festivalOto Matsuri Festival

Finished
Buddhist Monuments
in the Horyu-ji Area

March 20 to May 31, 2020

Hidden Treasures of
the Horyu-ji Temple

Curtailment to Prevent Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution:
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

From April, 2020

Celebrating Five Years
of World Heritage
Site Registration

Scaling Down to Prevent Spread
of the Novel Coronavirus
Hiraizumi – Temples,Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

May 3, 2020

Spring Fujiwara Festival

Cancellation to Prevent Spread
of the Novel Coronavirus
Historic Villages of
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

June, 2020

Celebrating Twenty Five Years of World Heritage Site Registration: Special Simultaneous Firehose Discharge

Events Not Held as a Result of the Postponement
of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration

July, 2020

Opening of Mt. Fuji
to Climbing(Olympic Cycle Race)

Cancellation to Prevent Spread
of the Novel Coronavirus
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

July to September, 2020

Tokyo Olympic and
Paralympic Games
Auxiliary Events (Ueno Park)

Events Not Held as a Result
of the Postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
and Paralympics
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
(Genbaku Dome)

August 6, 2020

The anniversary of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Scaling Down to Prevent Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
Historic Monuments of
Ancient Nara

August 5 to 15, 2020

Lantern and
Fire Festivals in Nara

Scaling Down to Prevent Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
Sacred Island of Okinoshima
and Associated Sites
in the Munakata Region

October 1，2020

Miare Festival

Scaling Down to Prevent Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
(Kyoto, Uji, Otsu Cities)

October 14 to December 7, 2020

Art Aquarium Castle, Kyoto, “Dance of the Goldfish”

Finished
Tomioka Silk Mill and
Related Sites

October 25 to 26, 2020

Concert at Tomioka Silk Mill

Finished
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Octoberber29-30, 2020

World Heritage Summit
in Okinawa

Finished
Hidden Christian Sites
in the Nagasaki Region

November 1 to December 27, 2020

“Prayers at Kasuga”
World Heritage IlluminationsSilent Christmas in Hirado

Finished
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group:
Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

November 28 to 29, 2020

Outdoor Concert
at Daisen Park

Finished
Himeji-jo

December 18-27 , 2020

Himeji-jo Castle four season fantasiahitotose

Finished
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
and its Cultural Landscape

To be held

Performance of Iwami
Kagura Dance at the World Heritage Site*Details to be determined
- 【Information for visiting the World Heritage site】　http://www.ota-kanko.jp/english/index.htm

Event calendar

Himeji-jo

16 World Heritage Areas

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routesin the Kii Mountain Range

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

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

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

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration

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

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto(Kyoto, Uji, Otsu Cities)

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Hidden Christian Sitesin the Nagasaki Region

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes
in the Kii Mountain Range

Buddhist Monuments
in the Horyu-ji Area

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

Historic Villages of
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Hiroshima Peace Memorial
(Genbaku Dome)

Historic Monuments of
Ancient Nara

Sacred Island of Okinoshima
and Associated Sites
in the Munakata Region

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
(Kyoto, Uji, Otsu Cities)

Tomioka Silk Mill and
Related Sites

Hidden Christian Sites
in the Nagasaki Region

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group:
Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
and its Cultural Landscape