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World heritage sites in Japan  Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area   Himeji-jo   Shirakami-Sanchi   Yakushima   Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)   Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama   Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)   Itsukushima Shinto Shrine   Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara   Shrines and Temples of Nikko   Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu   Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range   Shiretoko   Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape  Intangible cultural heritage (living heritage) in Japan  Akiu no Taue Odori )      Chakkirako        Daimokutate        Dainichido Bugaku        Gagaku       Hayachine Kagura       Hitachi Furyumono        Koshikijima no Toshidon        Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu: techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture       Oku-noto no Aenokoto        Sekishu-Banshi: papermaking in the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture       Traditional Ainu dance        Yamahoko, the float ceremony of the Kyoto Gion festival        Kabuki Theatre        Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre       Nôgaku Theatre   Links • unesco: world heritage • historic towns (world heritage) • world heritage in japan • world heritage sites: pictures, from galenfrysinger.com • hiroshima (pictures from galenfrysinger.com) • unesco: intangible heritage of humanity • a short introduction to world heritage in japan (thinkquest library) Links in other languages                (4) (1) (2) Same category in a different destination Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Balearic islands (Spain) Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda (UK) Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary islands (Spain) Cape Verde Cayman Islands (UK) Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Corsica (France) Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Crete (Greece) Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guadeloupe & St-Martin Guam (USA) Guatemala Guernsey/Jersey Guinea Guyana Haiti Hawaii (USA) Honduras Hong Kong (China) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (south) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macau (China) Macedonia Madeira and Azores (Portugal) Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Martinique (France) Mauritania Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles & Aruba New Caledonia (France) New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (USA) Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Samoa Sardinia (Italy) Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Sicily (Italy) Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turks and Caicos (UK) Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe