World heritage sites

Todai-ji Temple

Central Japan

A temple with numerous buildings designated as national treasures
Atomic Bomb Dome

West Japan

See the calamity of war and nuclear weapons
Shirakami Sanchi

East Japan

World Heritage that boasts beauty on a grand scale
Kumano Kodo

Central Japan

The wonders of the World Heritage “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range”
Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine

Central Japan

The head Kumano shrine and one of the three Kumano Sanzan grand shrines
Oura Church

Kyushu

Japan’s oldest surviving Christian church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shirakawa-go

Central Japan

Unspoiled countryside scenery at Shirakawa-go, a traditional Japanese village
Toji Temple

Central Japan

Kyoto’s exemplary temple visible from the Tokaido Shinkansen

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