It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through the perspective of the author, a professor at Aoyama Gakuin University.

It is part of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through the perspective of the author, a professor at Aoyama-gakuin University.

The religious connotations of sake are evident at the brewery. The big cedar-leaves ball hanging under the eaves is a symbol ...

According to the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency, the first snowfall on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage ...

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Japan is considering holding a commemoration for wartime forced laborers at a former gold mine, which was recently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as early as ...

Those more interested in experiencing Japan’s spiritual side may wish to hike along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, Kumano Kodo takes travelers on ...

Contributions to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre—made by individuals like you—are used for projects implemented by experts to protect World Heritage sites around the world. It is available in English, ...

Japan's Okinoshima island, an ancient religious site where women are banned, has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural body Unesco. Okinoshima is home to the Okitsu shrine ...

The average October temperature is minus 2 Celsius (28.4 Fahrenheit) at the summit, but this year, it was 1.6 Celsius, (34.9 ...

The Giza Plateau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It attracts millions of fans yearly. The Valley of the Kings holds royal ...

Today, there are more than 1,000 sites throughout the world that are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites, and 22 of them are located within the United States. These wonders range from iconic ...

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant iron tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 ...