Japan's World Heritage Sites Unique Culture, Unique Nature

Japan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which have now been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This new edition has more convenient size and includes many newly-designated UNESCO sites including:
●Christian Sites in Nagasaki that tell the extraordinary story of Japan's Christians who continued to practice their faith in secret under penalty of death during Japan's feudal era
●Meiji Industrial Sites which tell of the nation's rapid modernization during the Meiji period
●The Munakata Shrine to seafaring deities on a forbidding island
●The Tomioka Silk Mill which became a leader in Japan's export drive
●The National Museum of Western Art, an architectural gem designed by Le Corbusier

Japan expert John Dougill personally traveled to each of these sites to research this book. He tells how his journey led him from the sub-Arctic island of Hokkaido to the sub-tropical islands of the Okinawan archipelago and beyond. Tag along as he describes each place in loving detail and talks about its special historical and cultural features, including:
●Mount Fuji
●Himeji Castle
●Horu-ji Temple
●The Hiroshima Peace Memorial or Atomic-Bomb Dome

日本の世界遺産を紹介する写真集