Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Also known as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
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Japan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2015
Area
307 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
JapanCultural85 km away
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
JapanCultural96 km away
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
JapanCultural120 km away
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
JapanCultural122 km away
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
South KoreaCultural240 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 itemQ7751872, open data (CC0)
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