Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Also known as Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, montagne d’argent d’Iwami, Ōmori Ginzan, Sama Ginzan, 石見銀山
CulturalJapan
Japan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2007
Area
529 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
JapanCultural79 km away
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
JapanCultural91 km away
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
JapanCultural120 km away
Himeji-jo
JapanCultural208 km away
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
JapanCultural234 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ174139, open data (CC0)
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