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Sado Island Gold Mines

Cultural World Heritage property in Japan, inscribed in 2024 under criterion (iv).

Sado Island Gold Mines, Japan
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Japan
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
iv
Location
Sado
What it is
industrial heritage site
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Landform
Sado Island
Official website
sado-goldmine.jp/
Reference
WHC 1698 · Wikidata Q127378385

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

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Shrines and Temples of Nikkō, Japan186 kmShrines and Temples of NikkōJapan · 1999CulturalThe Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage, Japan206 kmThe Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial HeritageJapan · 2014CulturalHistoric Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama, Japan232 kmHistoric Villages of Shirakawa-gō and GokayamaJapan · 1995CulturalHiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Japan270 kmHiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure LandJapan · 2011CulturalFujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, Japan301 kmFujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspirationJapan · 2013CulturalShirakami-Sanchi, Japan315 kmShirakami-SanchiJapan · 1993Natural
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