Japan still has many valuable cultural properties that are little known internationally!

A certified World Heritage expert has organized them as potential World Heritage sites,
introducing Japan's lesser-known history and culture.

This is purely an imaginative project titled “World Heritage (If It Could Be)”, not an official designation.

But we sincerely hope these places could one day become recognized World Heritage sites!

Proposals

There are 11 proposals. The following criteria guided their selection:

• Unique cultural values from periods or fields not yet registered
• Different from already recognized or nominated World Heritage sites
• The core cultural property is officially designated by Japan
• Prefectures without World Heritage sites are included as much as possible

The proposals are summarized below in chronological order. Click the era you are interested in!

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