World Heritage Shinto shrines
In 2012 for a Tuttle book, published two years later as Japan’s World Heritage Sites, I travelled the length of Japan visiting all of the Unesco sites. Along the way I was intrigued by the number … Read the rest
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Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) is a remarkable place. It is located about 20 kilometres from Nagasaki, and the small island served as a coal mine from the late nineteenth century onwards. Amazingly at its peak it housed more than 5000 people … Read the rest
8 Japanese sites added to UNESCO heritage list
KRAKOW, Poland
A sacred island and three reefs as well as four other related sites in southwestern Japan were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list Sunday,
Asahi Shinbun carries an exciting report today about possible Unesco recognition of Okinoshima as a World Heritage site in July. Though I’ve never been there, that sure is one place I’d love to get to one day. The photo shows … Read the rest
An exciting World Heritage application is in process, and members of ICOMOS, the Unesco vetting committee, have already taken the first steps of visiting the site. The nomination will be made in January 2016 with a view to securing registration … Read the rest
Fukuoka ancient monuments tabbed for UNESCO heritage list
The Council for Cultural Affairs has picked a group of five ancient monuments in Fukuoka Prefecture as a candidate for UNESCO cultural heritage status in
There was a happy Christmas at Ujigami Shrine near Kyoto, for the kami there were restored to their home after being relocated during the extensive repairs carried out. There is often speculation about the nature and location of kami since