Japan's UNESCO Sites

One of my MANY goals for while I'm living in Japan is to visit all of the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites. Here is a run down of the sites, courtesy of UNESCO:

Cultural

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (been here)
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu ()
• Himeji-jo (been here)
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (been here, everyone should visit this)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (been here)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (been here)
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama ()
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine ()
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape ()
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ()
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko (been here)

Natural

• Shirakami-Sanchi ()
• Shiretoko ()
• Yakushima (Going later this month)

I'll be posting my impressions of each of these sites.