World Heritage in Japan
As of April 2004, there are eleven properties in Japan inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Read descriptions, see photographs and find data on each Japanese World Heritage property.

Shuri - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
At a meeting held in late November in Cairns, Australia, the World Heritage Committee of the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to register the ruins of ancient castles and related properties of the Ryukyu Kingdom, now Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa, as World Cultural Heritage sites.

Kyoto - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Nearly 300 participants from around the world will gather in Kyoto from November 30 to December 5, 1998, to discuss ways to protect and preserve the common cultural and natural heritage of our planet.

Hokkaido Heritage | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Shiretoko is a peninsula of dense pristine forest that is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora and is ringed by dramatic, sheer cliffs. The area's spectacular scenery and state of preservation so impressed UNESCO that in July it put Shiretoko on its World Heritage list.

Hiroshima - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Two Japanese sites, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) and the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, both in Hiroshima (map), were added to the list of World Cultural Heritage sites in December 1996.

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A New World Heritage Site | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range have just been designated Japan's twelfth World Heritage Site.

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World Heritage Properties in Japan About the World Heritage The World Heritage Convention (the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage), adopted by the Ge

By Month - Monthly News - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > Monthly News > by month MONTHLY NEWS News from October 1996 to March 2003 By month March 2003 Mad About Musashi No More Landmines! City Hosts Big Doll Festival Fe

Something Different: Hokkaido for Kids - Travel - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost island. Nature is abundant on this broad expanse of land. Hokkaido boasts many sights, including Shiretoko, a UNESCO World Heritage site; Kushiro Marsh, Japan's largest marsh; and beautiful towns that have served as locations for TV series. This article introduces the Sapporo Snow Festival, Moerenuma Park, and dogsled racing.

Kabuki, A World Treasure | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Kabuki, a traditional form of Japanese theater that originated about 400 years ago, was designated a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in November 2005.

By Subject - Monthly News - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Web Japan Kids Web Japan Archives > Monthly News > by subject MONTHLY NEWS News from October 1996 to March 2002 By subject Culture Favorite Anime Characters Gather at an International Fair (March 20

Travel & History - Heritage : NIPPONIA
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World Heritage - Shirakawa - Meet the Kids - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan Shirakawa Junior High School A World Heritage Site search Web Japan > Kids Web Japan > Meet the Kids > Shirakawa > World Heritage Meet the Kids Meet the Kids Gass

The Future Is Almost Here | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Less than six months remain until the opening of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, on March 25, 2005. The theme of this Expo, which is expected to draw some 15 million visitors from around the world to the Nagoya area in central Japan, is "Nature's Wisdom."

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03-04 | Lifestyle & Society | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
This section covers a wide variety of fields in which Japanese innovations have often spread to other countries, such as work, food, architecture, and international cooperation.