Hiraizumi site misses out on UNESCO World Heritage listing

Monday 07th July, 10:40 AM JST

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pathat at 11:52 AM JST - 7th July

Hiraizumi site misses out on UNESCO World Heritage listing

The decision by the committee is deemed to reflect in part the policy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to restrict new listings.

Good.

The policy may also impact recommendations or registrations of seven Japanese sites including Mt Fuji

Double good. Japan has enough "Heritage" sites, and this not an Olympics medal race. The way this country so desperately craves recognition from the rest of the world....
wilbur at 11:55 AM JST - 7th July

Mt Fuji gets the award as highest dumping ground for old cans and bottles
lipscombe at 11:55 AM JST - 7th July

Mt. Fuji shouldnt be given world heritage status until it is cleaned up, the reason for its repeated refusal in the past. covered with litter it is only beautiful from a distance.
wilbur at 11:56 AM JST - 7th July

but next time the UNESCO Vending Machine Committee gets together, Mt Fuji will have a chance
lipscombe at 12:02 PM JST - 7th July

it riles Japan up to see that China has nearly triple the number of WH sites. its ok, "japan is small country, very small" the little train that could syndrome
thepro at 01:10 PM JST - 7th July

Haw haw, Australia has more too
RepublicofTexas at 02:47 PM JST - 7th July

Double good. Japan has enough "Heritage" sites, and this not an Olympics medal race. The way this country so desperately craves recognition from the rest of the world....

If you think Japan doesn't deserve more World Heritage Sites because it has too many already, who let France and China get so many. Japan has many places of cultural and natural scenic merit that deserve to be on the World Heritage list
RepublicofTexas at 03:33 PM JST - 7th July

Some of the places in Japan that should be on the World Heritage List (some of these are on the tentative list):

Kamakura, Yonaguni, Mt. Fuji (some cleaning up would be nice), churches of Nagaski, Hiraizumi, Ogasawara islands, Asuka-Fujiwara, the Kofun (tombs), Ise Jingu