With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

19 issue of Asahi Weekly. It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through the perspective of the author, a professor at ...

It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through the perspective of the author, a professor at Aoyama-gakuin University.

The Hiroshima Genbaku (A-Bomb) Dome is the best known of Japan’s World Heritage sites among the country’s population. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan, including 21 cultural ...

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...

10 - Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (Japan) (C 1484) 2021 Report on the UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the Industrial Heritage Information Centre ...

Steeped in history and intricately decorated, these beautiful libraries around the world draw thousands of visitors each year ...

UNESCO is a non-profit intergovernmental organization. Contributions to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre—made by individuals like you—are used for projects implemented by experts to protect World ...

Unlike UNESCO's World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity ... is essential for social and cultural events in Japan," Takehiro Kano, the Japanese ambassador to ...

If you are also a history and travel lover then these destinations are for you. Here is a list of eight must visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Such circumstances will be subject to debate and approval on a case-by-case basis. There are three types of UNESCO site designations: UNESCO Global Geoparks, biosphere reserves and World Heritage ...