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Towns tagged “World Heritage site”
84 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “World Heritage site”, across 27 prefectures.
“World Heritage site” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido4
Hokkaido pageAomori Prefecture5
Aomori Prefecture page- Aomori CityAbout 2,000 stones came from a river.Komakino Site, stone circles
- Hirosaki CityA paper-making spring still wells up.Tomita no Shitsuko, a spring
- Tsugaru CityA town where torii pile up in layers.Senbon Torii, Takayama Inari
- Sotogahama TownPart of National Route 339 is 362 steps.Staircase Highway, Tappi
- Shichinohe TownA large Jomon village stood on this terrace.Futatsumori Site
Iwate Prefecture2
Iwate Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture2
Akita Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture1
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture4
Gunma Prefecture page- Isesaki CityTime signals passed to a siren in 1937.Former Time Signal Bell Tower
- Fujioka CityTwo swords found intact, side by side.Hirai Tomb 1, decorated swords
- Tomioka CityThe row house matched an old mill photo.Former Nirazuka Silk Mill
- Shimonita TownThree square stone walls in a column.Arafune Cold Storage, Nos. 1-3
Niigata Prefecture1
Niigata Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture3
Yamanashi Prefecture pageGifu Prefecture1
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture3
Shizuoka Prefecture pageMie Prefecture4
Mie Prefecture page- Kumano CityA rope spans cliff top to pine crown.Otsunakake ritual, Hananoiwaya
- Taiki TownLeaving the Miya River for a steep pass.Misesaka Pass, Kumano Kodo Iseji
- Mihama TownA camphor said to be saved by Kumagusu.Hikisaku great camphor tree
- Kiho TownBoats circle a river island three times.Mifune Island, festival venue
Shiga Prefecture1
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture2
Kyoto Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture3
Osaka Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture1
Hyogo Prefecture pageNara Prefecture10
Nara Prefecture page- Nara CityWords on copper name the tomb's owner.O no Yasumaro Tomb, copper plate
- Kashihara CityTwo square holes in a row on a boulder.Masuda-no-Iwafune, Mt. Kaibuki
- Sakurai CityThe chamber ceiling is a single stone.Monjuin Nishi Kofun, cut stone
- Ikaruga TownA tomb used as a medieval Buddhist hall.Hotokezuka Kofun, hall in a tomb
- Asuka VillageA restored mound with eight corners.Kengoshizuka Kofun, octagonal
- Yoshino TownFelling planned; now a Natural Monument.Imoyama grove, Yoshino riverbank
- Tenkawa VillageWater wells from a cave in the demon-gate woods.Izumi no Mori, Dorogawa springs
- Totsukawa VillageLocals' wish for safety became a bridge.Tanize Suspension Bridge, 1954
- Shimokitayama VillageNuts from giant trees also became food.Zenki giant horse chestnuts
- Kamikitayama VillageAn iron fence rings an old tree's base.Shishinran, Mikumari Shrine
Wakayama Prefecture6
Wakayama Prefecture page- Shingu CityCentered on a living room, not guests.Former Nishimura House
- Katsuragi TownFlowers for a mountain that banned them.Hanazono, Koyamaki altar flowers
- Kudoyama TownA wooden station stands over a road.Koyashita Station, opened 1925
- Koya TownWomen barred from Koyasan stayed here.Nyonindo, Fudozakaguchi
- Kamitonda TownSaid to have drifted in, forest and all.Tanaka Shrine forest, Okafuji
- Nachikatsuura TownA tomb on dunes, laid with river stones.Shimosato Kofun, national site
Shimane Prefecture1
Shimane Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture2
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture4
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Omuta CityThe 1908 gates still move by water pump.Miike Port Lock
- Nakama CityThe number of planks set the water flow.Nakama Karato of Horikawa Canal
- Munakata CitySeven wells quenched travelers' thirst.Tsujiido well, Akama-shuku
- Fukutsu CityA tomb's chamber is now a sanctuary.Miyajidake Kofun, Fudo Shrine
Saga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture7
Nagasaki Prefecture page- Nagasaki CityTwo rocks, older than dinosaurs.Meoto-iwa, Nomozaki metagabbro
- Sasebo CityPaleolithic to Jomon, shown by layers.Fukui Cave
- Hirado CityA lord's isle: all plant-taking banned.Kurokojima primeval forest
- Goto CityA fort-like ruin of head-sized stones.Yamasaki Rampart, Kanji's Castle
- Minamishimabara CityIts stairs used parts of pagodas.Hinoe Castle, Ninomaru stairs
- Ojika TownRocks pile like a torii behind the hall.Oeishi, Okinokojima Shrine
- Shinkamigoto TownMany houses keep stone-slab lower walls.Akao settlement, koshi-ita-ishi
Kumamoto Prefecture3
Kumamoto Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture2
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture9
Okinawa Prefecture page- Naha CityThree arches, a royal mausoleum's gate.Sogenji Site, three-arched gate
- Uruma CityHauling water meant about 150 steps.Inna Gā, Ikei Island
- Nanjo CityOne of Japan's 100 fine waters pours from stone.Kakinohana Hija Spring
- Kunigami VillageRopes pulled when the moon is overhead.Okuma Tug of War
- Higashi VillageThe whole village built a flower garden.Sonmin-no-mori Azalea Park
- Nakijin VillageFukugi rows shield homes from the wind.Imadomari Fukugi Woods, Hogo
- Yomitan VillageA statue of the Uza man sent to Ming stands on the cape.Statue of Taiki
- Kitanakagusuku VillageA farmstead stone-walled on three sides.Nakamura House
- Nakagusuku VillageStonework differs by enclosure.Nakagusuku Castle, historic site
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