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Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Ancient Mounded Tombs: Guide
The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group — 49 imperial burial mounds inscribed in 2019 in Osaka Prefecture, including the world's largest burial structure by ground area…
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National Museum of Western Art Tokyo Le Corbusier
The National Museum of Western Art in Ueno — Le Corbusier's 1959 Tokyo building inscribed as part of the 7-country Le Corbusier series in…
October 2026
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Shiretoko Peninsula Wilderness Hokkaido: Guide
Shiretoko — the drift-ice marine peninsula inscribed in 2005 in northeastern Hokkaido — is 90 km from Kushiro's red-crowned crane wetlands, 350 km from…
October 2026
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UNESCO Sites Near Koh Ker: Angkor, Preah Vihear and Sambor Prei Kuk
Angkor, Preah Vihear and Sambor Prei Kuk all lie within 120 km of Koh Ker, the Khmer capital of 921-944 CE inscribed by UNESCO…
October 2026
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Ogasawara Islands Bonin Subtropical Ecology: Guide
The Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands — Japan's "Galapagos of the Orient" inscribed in 2011, 1,000 km south of Tokyo by 25.5-hour ferry — connect visitors…
October 2026
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Shirakami-Sanchi Primeval Beech Forest: Guide
Shirakami-Sanchi — 169,700 hectares of virgin Siebold's beech forest inscribed in 1993 on the Aomori-Akita border — connects 150 km southeast to Hiraizumi's Buddhist…
October 2026
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Yakushima Island Ancient Cedar Rainforest: Guide
Yakushima — the ancient cedar forest island inscribed in 1993, Kagoshima Prefecture — is 160 km from Okinawa's Ryukyuan gusuku castles, 200 km from…
October 2026
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Hidden Christian Sites Nagasaki & Amakusa: Guide
The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region — 12 sites documenting 250 years of secret Christianity, inscribed in 2018 — span Nagasaki City,…
October 2026
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Meiji Industrial Revolution Sites: Travel Guide
Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution Sites — a 23-component serial inscription across 8 prefectures documenting Japan's 1853–1910 industrialization — spans from Kagoshima's pre-Restoration furnaces to…
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