World Heritage Sites
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===World Heritage Sites===
===World Heritage Sites===
* '''Horyuji Temple''' and '''Hokkiji Temple''' in [[Horyuji]] became the nation's very first World Heritage Sites in 1993.
* '''Horyuji Temple''' and '''Hokkiji Temple''' in [[Horyuji]] became the nation's very first World Heritage Sites in 1993.
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* '''Himeji Castle''', ([[Himeji]]) the largest original castle in Japan
, reopened in 2015 after years of renovation works
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* '''Himeji Castle''', ([[Himeji]]) the largest original castle in Japan.
* Eight Sites in [[Nara]] make up the '''Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara''', including Todai-ji which houses one of the world's most famous Buddha statues, the beautiful Kasuga Shrine and the Kasuga Primeval Forest on the mountain behind it, Heijo-kyo the former palace site, and four other temples.
* Eight Sites in [[Nara]] make up the '''Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara''', including Todai-ji which houses one of the world's most famous Buddha statues, the beautiful Kasuga Shrine and the Kasuga Primeval Forest on the mountain behind it, Heijo-kyo the former palace site, and four other temples.
* The '''Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto''' are a list of 14 sites in [[Kyoto#World Heritage Sites]], 2 in [[Uji]] (Byodoin and Ujigami Shrine), and 1 in [[Otsu]] (Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei).
* The '''Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto''' are a list of 14 sites in [[Kyoto#World Heritage Sites]], 2 in [[Uji]] (Byodoin and Ujigami Shrine), and 1 in [[Otsu]] (Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei).
* The shrines and temples of [[Yoshino]], [[Mount Koya]] and [[Kumano]] are all part of the single site known as the '''Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range'''.
* The shrines and temples of [[Yoshino]], [[Mount Koya]] and [[Kumano]] are all part of the single site known as the '''Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range'''.
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===Castles===
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[[File:Flickr - yeowatzup - Hikone Castle, Hikone, Shiga, Japan.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hikone Castle]]
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====Original Castles====
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Kansai is home to two of the nation's remaining original castles. Both are designated National Treasures.
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* '''Himeji Castle''' World Heritage Site reopened in 2015 after years of rennovation, the "White Heron Castle" is now whiter than ever.
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* '''Hikone Castle''' An impressive castle that also retains its original accompanying garden and an informative museum.
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====Reconstructed Castles====
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* Osaka Castle, [[Osaka]]
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* Ako Castle, [[Ako]]
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* Nijo Castle, [[Kyoto]]
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* Fushimi Castle, [[Kyoto]]
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* Fukuchiyama Castle, [[Fukuchiyama]]
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* Kashiwara Castle, [[Kashiwara]]
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* Wakayama Castle, [[Wakayama]]
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* Iga Ueno Castle, [[Iga]]
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* Nagahama Castle, [[Nagahama]]
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====Castle Ruins====
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* Takeda Castle, [[Asago]]
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* Azuchi Castle, [[Omihachiman]]
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* Matsusaka Castle, [[Matsusaka]]
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