UNESCO world heritage site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated–and confirmed–for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
The World Heritage List includes 851 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
These include 660 cultural , 166 natural and 25 mixed properties in 141 States Parties. As of November 2007, 185 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention. (Source: Official world heritage website)
In a nut shell, these are places that should be missed when you are travelling in that particular country.
In Japan i took the opportunity to travel during spring holiday with my mom and some of my friends. It was an amazing and inspiring trip.
Site that we have visited during this trip and including the trip during Autume.
- Miyajima - Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
- Hiroshima - Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996).
- Himeji - Himeji Castle Himeji-jo (1993)
- Horyuji – Horyuji temple – Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
- Nara – Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
- Uji - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
- Kyoto - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
I hope i can travel and see more world heritage site before i finish my studies here in Japan.
