Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara
Cluster of archaeological sites in Japan
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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
Seventeen of the nineteen component sites have been designated for protection under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties as Historic Sites or *Special Historic Sites ("ACA" column below).
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Previously-nominated component sites
In 2007, twenty-eight sites were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties", under criteria ii, iii, iv, v, and vi. The number of component sites in the nominated property was subsequently reduced to nineteen. The following sites formed part of the original submission: