"Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage" (World Heritage Convention) was ratified in the Diet.

“Liaison association to achieve world heritage status for Fujisan” by nature protection groups of Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref. started.

One-million people’s signature-collecting campaign started by Liaison association to achieve world heritage status for Fujisan”

”Association for study about Fujisan” started by culture & nature protection groups of Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref. started.

“Petition concerning Fujisan’s world Heritage Registration” was adopted at both houses of Diet.

Joint Council for Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park area environmental conservation measures was established by former former Environment Agency and Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref., etc.

Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref. enacted “Fujisan Charter”.

City office of Yoshida, Yamanashi pref. established “Fujisan Section” to enhance measures for Fujisan.

Including Fujisan, 17 (became 19 as 2 more added in Apr.) candidate areas were proposed for World Natural Heritage candidate sites.

Government advisory committee selected final candidate site. Fujisan was removed from the list of World Natural Heritage candidates.

Aiming for World Cultural Heritage registration, people of Japanese business world started an “incorporators’ meeting” for establishing “Citizens' Conference to achieve world heritage status for Fujisan”.

In Yamanashi prefectural office, “Office for promoting Fujisan’s World Cultural Heritage Registration” started.

Yamanashi-Shizuoka Joint conference for promoting Fujisan’s World Cultural Heritage registration started.

Academic Affairs Committees of Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref., and other bodies, started considering the draft for Tentative List in which Heritage site’s overview was to be explained.

“Draft for Tentative List” was wrapped up and submitted to Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Agency of Cultural Affairs selected Fujisan as an additional World Cultural Heritage site to be included in the Japanese World Cultural Heritage Tentative List.

Japanese government submitted the draft to UNESCO.

The Draft for Tentative List was reported at 31st session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Yamanashi & Shizuoka pref. submitted the draft of registration recommendation to Agency for Cultural Affairs

Japanese government submitted the registration recommendation (tentative ver.) to UNESCO.

Japanese government submitted the registration recommendation (official ver.) to UNESCO.

ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) carried out the field survey.

ICOMOS recommended Japanese government to change the title and leave out “Mihonomatsubara pine tree grove”.

Japanese government submitted a written response to ICOMOS, whereby the title was changed from “Fujisan” to “Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration”.

ICOMOS recommended the evaluation to World Heritage Committee.

The registration was discussed at World Heritage Committee.

The World Cultural Heritage registration was decided at 37th session of World Heritage Committee.