Asuka-Fujiwara
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties is a cluster of archaeological sites from in and around the late sixth- to early eighth-century capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara-kyō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2007, twenty-eight sites were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria ii, iii, iv, v, and vi. As of 28 January 2025, the number of component sites in the nominated property has been reduced to nineteen. Currently, the submission is included on the Tentative List. The Japanese government is aiming for inscription in 2026.
Since 2011, the Cultural Landscape of the Asuka Hinterland has been protected as one of the Cultural Landscapes of Japan. An area of 60 ha is also protected within the Asuka Historical National Government Park. Related artefacts are housed at the Asuka Historical Museum.
Component sites
As of 28 January 2025, the nominated property comprises nineteen component sites:Previously-nominated component sites
The following sites formed part of the original submission:| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates |
| Jōrin-ji Site Jōrinji ato | Asuka | Historic Site | ||
| Iwayayama Kofun Iwayayama kofun | Asuka | Historic Site | ||
| Itabuki Palace Site den Asuka Itabuki no miya ato | Asuka | Historic Site and one of the imperial palaces while the capital was at Asuka | ||
| Inabuchi Palace Site Asuka Inabuchi kyūden ato | Asuka | Historic Site | ||
| Marukoyama Kofun Marukoyama kofun | Asuka | Historic Site | ||
| Asuka Pond Workshop Site Asuka-ike kōbō iseki | Asuka | Historic Site and government workshop, producing items of gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as lacquerware; also a mint | ||
| Oka-dera Site Okadera ato | Asuka | Historic Site | ||
| Ueyama Kofun Ueyama kofun | Kashihara | Historic Site unearthed during studies to reroute the city's roads, comprising two rectangular burial mounds c.13m long with stone chambers in a hill measuring 40x27m; of different construction dates in late C6 and C7 | ||
| Maruyama Kofun Maruyama kofun | Kashihara | Historic Site investigated by William Gowland, a rectangular chamber with two sarcophagi, long corridor, and stone roof weighing in excess of a hundred tons | ||
| Fujiwara-kyō Suzaku Avenue Site Fujiwara-kyō seki Suzaku-ōji ato | Kashihara | Historic Site | ||
| Yamato Sanzan Yamato sanzan | Kashihara | Place of Scenic Beauty and meisho celebrated in Japanese poetry |