Japan's world heritage sites

Summary: Japan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which have now been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Record details

ISBN: 9784805314753
ISBN: 4805314753
Physical Description: print
208 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Publisher: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:

First edition published in 2014.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The significance of Japan's world heritage sites -- Mount Fuji -- Itsukushima Shrine -- The peace memorial at Hiroshima -- HImeji castle -- Shirakawa-go and Gokayama -- Kyoto's world heritage sites -- Nara -- The Kii Peninsula -- Hiraizumi -- Nikko -- Iwami silver mine -- National museum of western art -- Meiji industrial revolution sites -- Munakata shrine -- The Tomioka silk mill -- Christian sites in Nagasaki -- Okinawa -- The Ogasawara Islands -- Yakushima Island -- Shirakami sanchi -- Shiretoko peninsula.