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Reconstructed model of a late 4th century zenpō-kōen-fun (Kaichi Kofun), Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture The kofun tumuli have assumed various shapes throughout history. The most common type of kofun is known as a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above.
Keyhole-shaped kofun drawn in 3DCG (Nakatsuyama Kofun [] in Fujiidera, Osaka, 5th century) Kofun-period jewelry (British Museum). Kofun (from Middle Chinese kú 古 "ancient" + bjun 墳 "burial mound") [7] [8] are burial mounds built for members of the ruling class from the 3rd to the 7th centuries in Japan, [9] and the Kofun period takes its name from the distinctive earthen mounds.
Maruyama Kofun (丸山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Mise-chō, Gojōnō-chō, and Oikaru-chōo neighborhoods of the city of Kashihara, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan.
The Ōtsukayama Kofun cluster is located in the northeast of Kawai Town, at the confluence of various rivers in the Nara Basin.It consists of three zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which are shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above (Ōtsukayama, Shiroyama, and Takayamazuka No. 1), four enpun (円墳)-style circular tombs (Maruyama ...
Shiozuka Kofun (塩塚古墳) is a burial mound, located on the border of the Utahime-chō and Saki-chō neighborhoods of the city of Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1975.
Muro Miyayama Kofun Kofun (室宮山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Muro neighborhood of the town of Gose, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan.The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1921, with the area under protection expanded in 2022 and again in 2024. [1]
Kusabaka Kofun (艸墓古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Tani neighborhood of the city of Sakurai, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974. [1] It is also called the "Kusahaka Kofun".
The Ōzuka Kofun was discovered by chance on September 30, 1934, when the front part of the stone burial chamber was scraped away during construction work. The shape of the tumulus is that of a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above; however, more than half of the mound has been lost due to previous ...