Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kinkakuji in Kyoto
Location	Kansai region, Honshu, Japan
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv)
Reference	688
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Area	1,056 ha (2,610 acres)
Buffer zone	3,579 ha (8,840 acres)

The site covers 17 locations in three cities — in Kyoto, in Uji (Kyoto Prefecture) and in Ōtsu (Shiga Prefecture). Three of these places are Shinto shrines and 13 are Buddhist temples. A castle is also included in the group.

History

Kyoto was Japan's capital city from 794 until the late-19th century. Some of the city's historic structures show what life was like in the capital in those centuries.

The World Heritage Site has 17 properties which were established between the 10th century and the 19th century. Each is representative of the period in which it was built.

The several properties include 38 buildings which have been identified by the Japanese Government as "National Treasures". There are 160 properties which have been named as "Important Cultural Properties". There are 8 gardens which have been recognized as "Special Places of Scenic Beauty". There are 4 designated as "Places of Scenic Beauty".

In 1994, UNESCO listed parts of Kyoto as a World Heritage Site.

Table

Name	Image	Location	Notes
or or		Kita-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
or		Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-kuSakyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
()		Kyoto Kyoto Minami-kuMinami-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Higashiyama-kuHigashiyama-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Shiga OotsuŌtsu, Shiga	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Fushimi-kuFushimi-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto UjiUji, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto UjiUji, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
or		Kyoto Kyoto Nishikyou-kuNishikyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
or		Kyoto Kyoto Kita-kuKita-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
or		Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-kuSakyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Shimogyou-kuShimogyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site
		Kyoto Kyoto Nakagyou-kuNakagyō-ku, Kyoto	cultural site

Related pages

• List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

Other websites

Media related to Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Kyoto City, "World Heritage Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto"
• Kyoto Prefecture, World's Cultural Heritage Archived 2005-04-28 at the Wayback Machine