Japan

Main Cities

                                                                 

Islands of Japan

              

Other Places

                   

Highlights of Tokyo

              

Highlights of Osaka

    

Highlights of Fukuoka

    

Highlights of Hiroshima

Map of Japan

Flag of Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Area: 377.972 km2

Population: 126.6 millions (2016)

Language: Japanese

Main airports:

Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)

Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT)

Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX)

Fukuoka Airport (FUK)

Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS)

Naha Airport (OKI)

Osaka International Airport (OTM)

Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO)

Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)

Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)

Sendai Airport (SDJ)

Nagasaki Airport (NGS)

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• Himeji Castle
• Yakushima
• Shirakami Sanchi
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial
• Itsukushima Shrine
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kil Mountain Range
• Shiretoko National Park
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Its Cultural Landscape
• Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
• Ogasawara Islands
• Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
• Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
• Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Ship Building and Coal Mining
• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
• Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munataka Region
• Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

UNESCO Tentative List

• Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura
• Hikone Castle
• Asuka Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties
• Jomon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaido, Northern Tohoku and other regions
• Mozu Foruichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters
• The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarly gold mines
• Amami Oshima Island, Tukunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island