Culture A Visit to Mt Yoshino Paul Hackshaw Located at the end of the Omine Okugakemichi, an ancient ascetic training trail for mountain monks, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Mt.
Culture Nikko's 1000 Samurai Procession Dale A. Brown Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site in Nikko... walk (~15 minutes) or quick bus ride up to the Nikko National Park and UNESCO
Culture Visiting Mount Fuji Marsita Yunus Mt.Fuji is also now known as a world heritage site. More than 200,000 people climb to the top of Mt.Fuji every year, over 30% being foreigners.
Culture Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island Senén Germade It only reopened to visitors in 2009, when it joined the tentative UNESCO... World Heritage list as part of the Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in
6 Historical Tomioka Silk Mill Masato Kitamura In 2007 it was included in the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites and it is expected to be formalized at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee
12 Traditional Shirakawa-go at Golden Week Cathy Cawood The Japanese village of Shirakawa-go is a World Heritage Site with many thatched roof houses in a beautiful mountain setting.
Historical Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Featured Omori Town is part of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine World Heritage Site, which is one of Japan’s most important mining areas.
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2025 Sunday - May 18th Designated as a World Heritage site since 1999, thousands of locals gather at Toshogu Shrine to parade in Nikko’s traditional warrior attire