Visitors Flock to Prospective World Heritage Sites Across Japan

IZUNOKUNI, JAPAN - MAY 04: Tourists visit the Nirayama furnace on May 4, 2015 in Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan. Tourists crowded Meiji industrial facilities, a day after the sites, considered instrumental in Japan's modernization, moved a step closer to UNESCO World Heritage listing. In recommending the sites, the government says the 23 facilities in eight prefectures represent Japan's modern industrialization in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)