Kamakura Under Consideration As A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Above, Armand at the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

Japan may have another site listed as a UNESCO "World Heritage Site" if a group of experts agree.

Japan Today.com reports:

TOKYO —A panel of experts from UNESCO inspected Kamakura on Tuesday as part of a process to decide whether or not the city will be listed as a World Heritage Site. 

In February, the Japanese government submitted a request to UNESCO to register Mt Fuji and Kamakura as World Heritage sites in 2013. 

I visited some of Kamakura's historical sites in 2004, including the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

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