List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

Columns: Name | Location | UNESCO data | Area : | Monuments
Hiraizumi - Temples , Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Iwate Prefecture | 1277 ( 2011 ) ii , vi | 187 ha ; ( 5,998 ha ) | Chūson-ji , Mōtsū-ji , Kanjizaiō-in , Muryōkō-in , Kinkeizan | Ogasawara Islands | Tokyo | 1362 ( 2011 ) ix | 7,939 ha | Natural Site : Chichi-jima , Haha-jima , Muko-jima , Iwo-jima | Fujisan , sacred place and source of artistic inspiration | Shizuoka / Yamanashi Prefecture | 1418 ( 2013 ) ⅲ , ⅵ | 20,638 ha ; ( 49,376 ha ) | Mount Fuji , Fuji Five Lakes , Fujisan Hongū Sengen Shrine , Kitaguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine , Yamamiya Sengen Shrine , Murayama Sengen Shrine , Suyama Sengen Shrine , Higashiguchi Hongū Fuji Sengen Shrine , Kawaguchi Sengen Shrine , Fuji Omuro Sengen Shrine , Oshino Hakkai , Miho no Matsubara | Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Gunma Prefecture | 1149 ( 2014 ) ii , iv | 7.20 ha ; ( 415 ha ) | Tomioka Silk Mill | Sites of Japans Meiji Industrial Revolution : Iron and Steel , Shipbuilding and Coal Mining | Kyūshū , and Yamaguchi , Shizuoka and Iwate prefectures | 1484 ( 2015 ) ii , iii , iv | 307 ha ; ( 2,408 ha ) | Hashima Coal Mine , Former Glover House , Shūseikan , Miike Coal Mine , Yawata Steel Works , Mutsurejima Lighthouse , Hagi reverberatory furnace , Shōkasonjuku Academy , Hagi castle town | The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier , an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Tokyo | 1321 ( 2016 ) i , ii , vi | 0.93 ha ; ( 116.17 ha ) | National Museum of Western Art

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