As of October 2024, the number of UNESCO-certified World Heritage Sites in Japan amounted to **, ** of which belonged to the cultural category. The latest addition to the list was the Sado Island Gold Mines in Niigata Prefecture, added in July 2024.
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (October 13, 2025). Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by type of heritage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by type of heritage." Chart. October 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (2025). Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by type of heritage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by Type of Heritage." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by type of heritage Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/ (last visited December 17, 2025)
Number of World Heritage Sites in Japan as of October 2025, by type of heritage [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), October 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269950/japan-number-world-heritage-sites-by-type/
