Notes: This schedule may be changed.

| Definition | World Heritage (Cultural Property) Registration Standards | World Heritage in Japan | The Process to be inscribed onto the World Heritage List | The Scope of World Heritage Sites | The Necessity to be Nominated as a World Heritage Property | The Buffer Zone around the Mine's Ruins | Schedule for Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine to be listed as a World Heritage Site | The Iwami Ginzan Ruins After World Heritage |