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Japan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which have now been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This new edition has more convenient size and includes many newly-designated UNESCO sites including:Christian Sites in Nagasaki that tell the extraordinary story of Japan's Christians who continued to practice their faith in secret under penalty of death during Japan's feudal eraMeiji Industrial Sites which tell of the nation's rapid modernization during the Meiji periodThe Munakata Shrine to seafaring deities on a forbidding islandThe Tomioka Silk Mill which became a leader in Japan's export driveThe National Museum of Western Art, an architectural gem designed by Le CorbusierJapan expert John Dougill personally traveled to each of these sites to research this book.
