Busan, South Korea, July 26 (Jiji Press)--The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Sunday decided to inscribe the Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites, a collection of Asuka-period ruins in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on the World Heritage List as a cultural property. The

After the Palace Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara were included, the total number of cultural heritage sites, both man-made and natural, in Japan reached 27

With the addition, Japan now has 22 cultural and five natural World Heritage sites.