List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

Columns: Name | Location | UNESCO data | Area : | Monuments
Itsukushima Shrine | Hiroshima Prefecture | 776 ( 1996 ) i , ii , iv , vi | 431 ha ; ( 2,634 ha ) | Itsukushima Jinja | Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | Nara Prefecture | 870 ( 1998 ) ii , iii , iv , vi | 617 ha ; ( 2,502 ha ) | Tōdai-ji , Kōfuku-ji , Kasuga Taisha , Gangō-ji , Yakushi-ji , Tōshōdai-ji , Heijō Palace , Kasugayama Primeval Forest | Shrines and Temples of Nikkō | Tochigi Prefecture | 913 ( 1999 ) i , iv , vi | 51 ha ; ( 373 ha ) | Futarasan Jinja , Rinnō-ji , Nikkō Tōshō-gū | Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | Okinawa Prefecture | 972 ( 2000 ) ii , iii , vi | 55 ha ; ( 560 ha ) | Tamaudun , Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon , Nakijin Castle , Zakimi Castle , Katsuren Castle , Nakagusuku Castle , Shuri Castle , Shikinaen , Seifa-utaki | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | Wakayama / Nara / Mie Prefecture | 1142 ( 2004 ) ii , iii , iv , vi | 495 ha ; ( 1,137 ha ) | Seiganto-ji , Kumano Hayatama Taisha , Kongōbu-ji , Niukanshōfu Jinja , Kumano Hongū Taisha , Niutsuhime Jinja , Mount Yoshino , Ōminesan-ji , Kōyasan chōishi-michi , Jison-in , Yoshino Mikumari Jinja , Kinbu Jinja , Kimpusen-ji , Yoshimizu Jinja , Kumano Nachi Taisha , Nachi Falls , Nachi primaeval forest , Fudarakusan-ji , Kumano Kodō | Shiretoko | Hokkaidō | 1193 ( 2005 ) ix , x | 71,100 ha | Natural Site : peninsula and marine area | Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape | Shimane Prefecture | 1246 ( 2010 ) ii , iii , v | 529 ha ; ( 3,134 ha ) | Yunotsu , Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Yunotsu-Okidomaridō , Site of Daikansho , Okidomari , Ginzan Sakunouchi , Site of Yataki-jō , Ōmori Ginzan , Miya-no-mae , Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Tomogauradō , Site of Yahazu-jō , Site of Iwami-jō , Kumagaika residence , Rakan-ji Gohyakurakan , Tomogaura

Example questions:
What monuments are located in the world heritage site in Japan who are well known for their clusters of farmhouses ? | What is the location of the Japanese world heritage site whose name means the place where the earth protrudes ? | What is the World Heritage Site monument that is at the location whose capital is Maebashi , Japan ? | What Japanese monument is most famous for its dramatic gate ?

Answers:
Shirakawa-go , Gokayama | Hokkaidō | Tomioka Silk Mill | Itsukushima Shrine