Fire at Shurijo Castle in Okinawa
Flames at Shurijo Castle in Naha on the morning of October 31, 2019 in Okinawa, Japan. A fire broke out at the World Heritage listed site during the early hours […]
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Features, Traditional Japan
Okinoshima Island becomes UNESCO World Heritage site
(All photos by Tsuneo Nakamura) The sacred island of Okinoshima was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO on July 9 at a meeting held in Krakow, Poland. Okinoshima is home […]
Features, Modern Japan
Le Corbusier’s only Japanese building candidate for World Heritage list
A general view of the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo on May 24, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. A UNESCO advisory panel recommended the inclusion of the museum on the […]
