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Ueyama Kofun (植山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Gojono neighborhood of the city of Kashihara, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan.The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2002 with the area under protection expanded in 2003.. [1]
There is a specific style exemplified by Yadani Kofun and Jinyama Tumulus Cluster and Rokuji Kozuka Kofun and Tomisaki Kofungun of Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites as yosumi-tosshutsugata (四隅突出形), which is square or rectangular, with protrusions on each of its four corners; however, it is unique in that it is not a true rectangle, but has a ...
Ōtsukayama Kofun cluster (大塚山古墳群) is a group of eight Kofun period burial mounds, located in the Kawai neighborhood of the city of Kawai, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus cluster was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956. [1] It is part of the northern group of the Umami Kofun cluster.
The Urayama Kofun (浦山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Kamizu neighborhood of the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951.
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]
The Yashikiyama Kofun is located in the southwest of the Nara Basin, on the eastern foot of Mount Katsuragi.The tumulus is a north-northwest-facing {nihongo|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, with a total length of about 140 meters, making it the largest in Katsuragi City.
As the name "Maruyama" suggests, this tumulus has long been considered a simple enpun (円墳)-style circular tomb, but archaeological surveys have found that it is an extremely largezenpō-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. It is estimated to have ...
The Iwatoyama Kofun is a two-stage keyhole-shaped tumulus orientated to the west, with a 43-meter square projection on its northeast corner. The tumulus has a length of 135 meters, with a posterior circular diameter of 60 meters and a height of 18 meters, and an anterior rectangular width of 92 meters and a height of 17 meters.