| Name | Image | Location | UNESCO data | Monuments |
| Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura | | Kanagawa Prefecture | iii, iv | Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Jufuku-ji, Kenchō-ji, Zuisen-ji, Kōtoku-in, Kakuon-ji, Ruins of Buppō-ji, Ruins of Yōfuku-ji, Ruins of the Hokkedō, Ruins of the Hōjō Tokiwa Residence, Kamegayatsuzaka Pass, Kehaizaka Pass, Daibutsu Pass, Gokuraku-ji, Engaku-ji, Egara Tenjin Shrine, Jōkōmyō-ji, Asaina Pass, Ruins of Tōshō-ji, Nagoshi Pass, Shōmyō-ji, Wakae Island |
| Hikone-jō | | Shiga Prefecture | i, ii, iii, iv | Hikone Castle |
| Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties | | Nara Prefecture | ii, iii, iv, v, vi | Ishibutai Kofun, Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Kitora Tomb, Kawara-dera, Asuka-dera, Oka-dera, Yamada-dera, Fujiwara-kyō, Yamato Sanzan |
| Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions | | Hokkaidō, Aomori/Iwate/Akita Prefecture | iii, iv | Sannai-Maruyama site, Ōdai Yamamoto I site |
| The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines | | Niigata Prefecture | ii, iii, iv | Sado mines |
| Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | | Iwate Prefecture | ii, iii, vi | Shirotori-tate Site, Takkoku-no-Iwaya, Yanagi-no-Gosho Site, Chojagahara Haiji Site, Honedera-mura Shoen Site |
| Amami Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island | | Kagoshima Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture | ix, x | Tokunoshima Island, Amami Ōshima, Iriomote Island |
