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This time we will be bringing you "Japan's World Heritage Sites Part 1" ▶️ As of April 2024, there are 1,199 registered World Heritage Sites. Of these, 25 are registered in Japan. This time, in Part 1, we would like to introduce 13 World Heritage Sites. How many of them have you visited? 1. Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Nara Prefecture) 2. Himeji Castle (Hyogo Prefecture) 3. Yakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture) 4. Shirakami-Sanchi (Aomori Prefecture, Akita Prefecture) 5. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture) 6. Gassho-style Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Gifu Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture) 7. Atomic Bomb Dome (Hiroshima Prefecture) 8. Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima Prefecture) 9. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Nara Prefecture) 10. Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Tochigi Prefecture) 11. Gusuku and Related Properties of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa Prefecture) 12. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Mie Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Nara Prefecture) 13. Shiretoko (Hokkaido) #WorldHeritagesofJapan #WorldHeritages #Japan #Travel #DomesticTravel #Trip #travel #trip