Nakatsuhime-no-mikoto-ryo Kofun is a giant keyhole-shaped kofun (mounded tomb) that was built in the early 5th century. With a mound length of 290 meters, it is the second largest kofun in the Furuich…
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A 290-meter-long mound! The largest keyhole-shaped kofun in the city of Fujiidera.
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Take in the view! You can walk to the top of this keyhole-shaped kofun.
Komuroyama Kofun is a 150-meter-long keyhole-shaped kofun (mounded tomb) built in the late 4th century. Access is permitted to the top of the mound. This is where rows of cylindrical haniwa (clay figu…
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A giant keyhole-shaped kofun thought to have had a double moat.
This mound is 230 meters long and is thought to have had a double moat when it was first constructed. It is the fourth largest giant keyhole-shaped kofun (mounded tomb) of the Furuichi Kofun Group and…
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The third largest giant keyhole-shaped kofun in the Furuichi Kofun Group.
The Chuai-tenno-ryo Kofun is a giant, 242-meter-long keyhole-shaped kofun (mounded tomb) with a wide moat and narrow embankment. It is thought to have been built between the end of the 5th century and…
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The oldest giant keyhole-shaped kofun in the Furuichi Kofun Group.
Built in the late 4th century, Tsudoshiroyama Kofun is the oldest giant keyhole-shaped kofun (mounded tomb) in the Furuichi Kofun Group. The mound is 210 meters long and has a double moat and embankme…
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A world-class cluster of giant mounded tombs. Osaka’s first cultural World Heritage site!
The Furuichi Kofun Group, which stretches over a four square kilometer area from the city of Fujiidera to the city of Habikino in the southeastern part of Osaka Prefecture, is one of Japan’s represent…