Yakushima
Also known as île Yaku, Yaku Island, Yaku-shima, 屋久島
NaturalJapan
Japan
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
1993
Area
10,747 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
JapanCultural312 km away
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
JapanCultural434 km away
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
JapanCultural460 km away
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
JapanCultural469 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 itemQ242176, open data (CC0)
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