World Inheritances
There are 10 world culture inheritances and 3 world natural inheritances registered in Japan.

Culture Inheritances

• Buddhist monument in Horyu-ji Temple region (Horyu-ji Temple and Hoki-ji Temple)
• Himeji Castle
• Cultural asset of Old Town Kyoto (Kamigamo Shrine, Shimogamo Shrine, To-ji Temple, Kiyomizudera Temple, Enryakuji Temple, Daigo-ji Temple, Ninna-ji Temple, Byodo-in, UjigamiShinto Shrine, Kouzan-ji, Saihou-ji, Tenryu-ji, Kinkakuji temple, Ginkakuji temple, Ryoan Temple, Long-Cherished Desire Temple, and Nijo Castle)
• Gassho-style villages in Shirakawago and Gokayama
• Atomic Dome
• Itsukushima Shinto shrine
• Cultural asset of Old Town Nara (Todaiji Temple, Kofuku-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Mountain Kasuga-yama Primeval Forest, Gangoji Temple, Yakushiji, Toshodai-ji Temple, and Ruins of Heijo Palace), Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Futarasan Shrine, Toshogu Shrine, and Rinno-ji Temple)
• Temples and Shrines in Nikko
• Gusuku and ruins concerning the group of Ryukyu Kingdom
• Sacred place and road to visit a shrine in Kii mountainous district

World Natural Heritage sites

• The mountainous region of Shirakami (Aomori and Akita)
• Yakushima Island
• Shiretoko Peninsula

National Parks

Hokkaido

• Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
• Shiretoko National Park
• Daisetsuzan National Park
• Akan National Park
• Shikotsu-Toya National Park
• Kushiro Shitsugen National Park

Northern Honsyu

• Towada-Hachimantai National Park
• Rikuchu Coast National Park
• Bandai-Asahi National Park

Central Honsyu

• Nikko National Park
• Chichibu Tamakai National Park
• Joshinetsu Kogen National Park
• Ogasawara National Park
• Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
• Chubu-Sangaku National Park
• Hakusan National Park
• Minami Alps National Park

Western Honsyu

• Ise-Shima National Park
• Yoshino-Kumano National Park
• San-in Kaigan National Park
• Daisen-Oki National Park

Setonaikai

• Setonaikai National Park

Shikoku

• Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park

Kyusyu

• Saikai National Park
• Unzen-Amakusa National Park
• Aso-Kuju National Park
• Kirishima-Yaku National Park

Okinawa

• Iriomote National Park

Related Links

• Outdoor Japan
  Guide to travel and the outdoors in Japan

• Welcome to Kyoto
• Nara City Tourist Section
• THE WORLD HERITAGE SHRINES AND TEMPLES OF NIKKO
• Horyuji
• Himeji Castle
• Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Photo Museum

• State of Japan's Environment at a Glance: National Parks