[{"n": "Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/ancient-capitals-of-asuka-and-fujiwara/", "s": "Nineteen archaeological sites from Japan's ancient capitals."}, {"n": "Arafune-Azumaya Cold Storage Facilities", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/arafune-azumaya-cold-storage-facilities/", "s": "Natural refrigerators that boosted Japan's silk industry."}, {"n": "Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/buddhist-monuments-in-the-h-ry-ji-area/", "s": "Some of the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world."}, {"n": "Gangō-ji", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/gang-ji/", "s": "One of the first Buddhist temples in Japan, now preserved in three separate sites in Naramachi."}, {"n": "Hagi Reverberatory Furnace", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/hagi-reverberatory-furnace/", "s": "Ruins of an Edo-period test furnace for casting cannons."}, {"n": "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/historic-monuments-of-ancient-nara/", "s": "UNESCO site of eight ancient Nara landmarks."}, {"n": "Hokki-ji", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/hokki-ji/", "s": "A 7th-century Buddhist temple linked to Prince Shōtoku."}, {"n": "Kagoshima Spinning Mill", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/kagoshima-spinning-mill/", "s": "Bakumatsu-era cotton mill; UNESCO World Heritage component."}, {"n": "Kamo shrines", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/kamo-shrines/", "s": "Shinto sanctuary complex guarding Kyoto's northeast from demons."}, {"n": "Kanjizaiō-in", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/kanjizai-in/", "s": "Ruined temple with restored Pure Land pond garden in Hiraizumi."}, {"n": "Kasuga-taisha", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/kasuga-taisha/", "s": "Ancient Shinto shrine of the Fujiwara family in Nara."}, {"n": "Kasugayama Primeval Forest", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/kasugayama-primeval-forest/", "s": "Ancient sacred forest protected since 841 in Nara, Japan."}, {"n": "Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/amami-shima-island-tokunoshima-island-northern-part-of-okinawa-island-and-iriomote-island/", "s": "A serial UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ryukyu Arc, renowned for its unique biodiversity and high endemism."}, {"n": "Chūson-ji", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/ch-son-ji/", "s": "A Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, head of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku, with a gold-leaf hall housing mummies of th"}, {"n": "Enryaku-ji", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/enryaku-ji/", "s": "Headquarters of the Tendai sect on Mount Hiei"}, {"n": "Furuichi Kofun Group", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/furuichi-kofun-group/", "s": "A group of Kofun period burial mounds in Osaka Prefecture, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site."}, {"n": "Hara Castle", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/hara-castle/", "s": "A Sengoku castle cemetery and UNESCO World Heritage site linked to Catholic persecution in Japan."}, {"n": "Hashima Island", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/hashima-island/", "s": "An abandoned island of concrete ruins and forced labor history, now a UNESCO World Heritage site."}, {"n": "Heijō Palace", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/heij-palace/", "s": "The lost imperial palace of ancient Nara, reconstructed from the earth."}, {"n": "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region", "u": "/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/hidden-christian-sites-in-the-nagasaki-region/", "s": "Twelve sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto Prefectures telling the story of Christianity's revival after suppressio"}]