The Google search ranking for UNESCO World Heritages in Japan finds that Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture was No.1, followed by Koya-san in Wakayama Prefecture and Gunkan-jima in Nagasaki Prefecture.
The number of searches for Himeji Castle dramatically increased following reopening in March 2015 after the renovation program for a long time completed. Koya-san will specially unveil the enshrined God in autumn this year celebrating the 1,200th anniversary of its opening. Gunkan-jima was just recommended by International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) as one of the sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution for registration to UNESCO World Heritage.
The followings are top 30 World Heritages in Google search in 2015:
1. Himeji Castle (Hyogo)
2. Koya-san (Wakayama)
3. Gunkan-jima (Nagasaki)
4. Byodoin (Kyoto)
5. Yakushi-ji (Nara)
6. Daigo-ji (Kyoto)
7. Mukojima (Tokyo/Ogasawara)
8. Todai-ji (Nara)
9. To-ji (Kyoto)
10. Shimogamo-Jinja (Kyoto)
11. Shokasonjuku (Yamaguchi)
12. Nirayama Reflection furnace (Shizuoka)
13. Kasuga-taisha (Nara)
14. Ninna-ji (Kyoto)
15. Enryaku-ji (Shiga)
16. Lake Motosu (Yamanashi)
17. Atomic Bomb Dome (Hiroshima)
18. Kamigamo-jinja (Kyoto)
19. Kofuku-ji (Nara)
20. Nishi-hongan-ji (Kyoto)
21. Ryoan-ji (Kyoto)
22. Tenryu-ji (Kyoto)
23. Toshodai-ji (Nara)
24. Kosan-ji (Kyoto)
25. Saiho-ji (Kyoto)
26. Ujigami-jinja (Kyoto)
27. Nakijin Castle remains (Okinawa)
28. Miike tanko (Fukuoka)
29. Nikko-futarasan-jinja (Tochigi)
30. Shikinaen (Okinawa)
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