Okinoshima
Also known as Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2017
Area
99 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Okinoshima is about 75 km north of Fukuoka. The nearest other World Heritage site is Meiji Industrial Revolution Sites, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Fukuoka · about 2,792,000 peopleabout 75 km south
- Kitakyūshū · about 998,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Shimonoseki · about 246,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Sasebo · about 237,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- Busan · about 3,480,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Ulsan · about 1,061,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural122 km away
South KoreaCultural158 km away
South KoreaCultural174 km away
South KoreaCultural183 km away
South KoreaCultural189 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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