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The Mozu Kofun Cluster is located in the city of Sakai which is within Osaka Prefecture.The tumuli are built on a plateau overlooking Osaka Bay near the ancient coastline and are distributed in a range of about four kilometers from east-to-west and north-to-south.The Furuichi Kofun Cluster is located in nearby Habikino and Fujiidera cities.
The Kawachi Otsukayama Kofun is an outlier, situated between the Mozu and Furuichi Kofun Groups, was built, measuring a staggering 355 meters in length. Its construction during this period remains a mystery, calling for further research and analysis.
Many kofun have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)). The Mozu-Furuichi kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, while Ishibutai Kofun is one of a number in Asuka-Fujiwara residing on the Tentative List. [2] [3]
Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters Osaka: 2019 1593bis; iii, iv (cultural) This site comprises 49 burial mounds, called kofun. There are over 160,000 such tombs in Japan and the selected ones are the most representative. They date to the Kofun period from the 3rd to the 6th centuries. These mounds have geometric shapes, such as ...
The museum showcases Sakai’s history from ancient times to the present day, featuring artifacts excavated from the Mozu Kofun Group, represented by the Emperor Nintoku Tumulus (The Mozu Kofun Group was together with the Furuichi Kofun Group, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient ...
Mozu kofungun: Sakai: Kofun period tumuli cluster; designation comprises nineteen components: Itasuke Kofun (いたすけ古墳) (pictured), Nagatsuka Kofun (長塚古墳), Osamezuka Kofun (収塚古墳), Tsukamawari Kofun (塚廻古墳), Monjuzuka Kofun (文珠塚古墳), Maruhoyama Kofun (丸保山古墳), Chinooka Kofun (乳岡古墳 ...
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group Osaka Prefecture , Japan 34°33′44″N 135°36′34″E / 34.56222°N 135.60944°E / 34.56222; 135.60944 ( Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
The large Zenpokoenfun of Dawa was the Furuichi Kofun Cluster and Mozu Tombs. [ 25 ] : 110–115 The center of gravity of the Great King's Tomb shifted again in the 5th century to the ancient city tomb group and the hundred-tongued bird tomb group in the Osaka Plain .