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The three-storey pagoda of Seiganto-ji and Nachi Falls

Scenery — 8 places

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Landscapes of nature and faith shared by humankind.

8 destinations

Landscapes of nature and faith shared by humankind.

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Mount Fuji reflected in a lake, seen from an autumn lakeshore

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FUJI

Mount Fuji

Yamanashi / Shizuoka

The mountain that draws this country's outline in a single ridge.

The Shiretoko range reflected in the first of the Shiretoko Five Lakes

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SHIRETOKO

ShiretokoHokkaido · Hokkaido

The Shiretoko Peninsula at the eastern tip of Hokkaido. Recognised for an ecosystem in which nutrients carried by drift ice link the sea to the forests and mountains, it was inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site in 2005. The Shiretoko Five Lakes, sheer coastal cliffs and pristine nature home to brown bears and deer remain.

Seas / Forests / Lakes

Mount Fuji across Lake Yamanaka from an autumn shore

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FUJI GOKO

Fuji Five LakesYamanashi · Koshinetsu

Yamanashi Prefecture. The collective name for Lake Yamanaka, Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Sai, Lake Shoji and Lake Motosu, lined up along the northern foot of Mount Fuji. Each lake offers a view of Mount Fuji from a different angle, and they are included among the component parts of the World Cultural Heritage site "Fujisan".

Lakes / Mountains / National parks

The vermilion great torii of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the sea at high tide

04

MIYAJIMA

MiyajimaHiroshima · Chugoku

Itsukushima (Miyajima), Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The buildings and great torii of Itsukushima Shrine, built over the sea, were inscribed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1996. One of the Three Views of Japan.

Islands / Seas / World Heritage

Yakushima's mountains covered in deep forest, with a river flowing into the sea

05

YAKUSHIMA

YakushimaKagoshima · Kyushu

Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. Home to Mount Miyanoura (1,936 m), the highest peak in Kyushu, with forests of Yakusugi cedars over a thousand years old and moss-covered ravines. In 1993 it became one of the first areas in Japan inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site.

Islands / Forests / Mountains

An inlet of Amami Oshima and the blue sea seen from high ground

06

AMAMI

Amami Oshima

Kagoshima

Subtropical forests, and the sea in its inlets.

A river on Iriomote Island with mangroves reaching over the water

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IRIOMOTE

Iriomote IslandOkinawa · Okinawa

Taketomi Town, Okinawa Prefecture. The second-largest island in Okinawa Prefecture after the main island, most of it covered by subtropical forest. Vast mangrove forests spread at the river mouths, and the Iriomote cat lives here. Inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site in 2021.

Islands / Forests / Seas

Nachi Falls dropping in a single strand down the rock face

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NACHI

Nachi FallsWakayama · Kansai

Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture. A waterfall that drops 133 m in a single tier, the falls themselves long enshrined as the sacred body of Hiro Shrine. A component part of the World Cultural Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range".

Waterfalls / Forests / National parks