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World Heritages in Japan
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With its long history, traditional culture and beautiful nature, Japan has sixteen locations registered as World Heritage Sites. These consist of twelve Cultural Heritage Sites and four Natural Heritage Sites. The twelve Cultural Heritage Sites are the Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Buddhists Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area, Himeji-jo, the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities), the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, the Shrines and Temples of Nikko, the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, and the Sacred Sites Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, and Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. Japan's four Natural Heritage Sites are at Ogasawara Islands, Yakushima, Shirakami-Sanchi, and Shiretoko.
