25 Apr, 2015
Government names 18 ‘Japan Heritage’ sites in tourism drive | The Japan Times
The Cultural Affairs Agency said Friday it has chosen 18 sets of cultural assets spread across more than half of the 47 prefectures to attract more tourists and revitalize communities and economies overshadowed by Japan’s biggest cities.
The first batch of so-called Japan Heritage sites includes the well-known Shikoku Henro pilgrimage trail and former educational institutions of early modern times in Ibaraki, Tochigi, Okayama and Oita prefectures.
The agency plans to bring the total number of certified sites to 100 by the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
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