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Itsukushima Shrine

Cultural World Heritage property in Japan, inscribed in 1996 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).

Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
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State Party
Japan
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
iiiivvi
Area of property
431 ha
Location
Hatsukaichi, Miyajima
What it is
Itsukushima shrine, Shikinaisha
Founded or built
593
Component parts
9 (serial property)
Landform
Itsukushima
Next to
Ōno Seto
Official website
itsukushimajinja.jp/
Reference
WHC 776 · Wikidata Q191763

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Japan17 kmHiroshima Peace MemorialJapan · 1996CulturalSites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan85 kmSites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal MiningJapan · 2015CulturalIwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Japan91 kmIwami Ginzan Silver MineJapan · 2007CulturalSacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, Japan204 kmSacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata RegionJapan · 2017CulturalHimeji Castle, Japan226 kmHimeji CastleJapan · 1993CulturalMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan303 kmMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient JapanJapan · 2019Cultural
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