"The line between cultural and natural assets is increasingly obscured; virtually all of the natural environment reflects its coexistence with man. Thus, considering the two side by side has become the trend in World Heritage thinking," says Yukio Nishimura, who has visited World Heritage sites around the world.
「文化資產與自然資產的界定已經逐漸模糊，幾乎所有的自然環境都是人類與之共生的結果，統整兩者已經成為世界遺產的趨勢，」看遍世界各地世界遺產的西村幸夫表示。