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The Yokkaichi Cave Tomb Cluster (四日市横穴群, Yokkaichi yokoana-gun) is the collective name for two clusters of corridor-type kofun [] (横穴式石室, yokoana-shiki sekishitsu) tombs dug in artificial caves in tuff cliffs in the Yokkaichi neighborhood of the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
The Koseyama Kofun cluster is located in the southern part of the Nara Basin, within an area of 3.3 kilometers east-to-west and 3.5 kilometers north-to-south centered on the Koseyama Hills. It consists of approximately 700 burial mounds built from the mid-5th century to the late 6th century.
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 ...
The Jōyama Cave Tomb Cluster is located in the upper reaches of the Onga River basin, and is built on an independent hill at the confluence of the Hikoyama River and the Chumotoji River with an elevation of 29 to 31 meters. The site stretches approximately 360 meters from north-to-south and approximately 100 meters from east-to-west.
The Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tomb is located about 5 kilometers north from the urban center of Tamana, just past Toratori Bridge over the Hanegi River. The cluster consists of five large corridor-type kofun on the west side of the same hill as the Ishinuki Cave Tomb Cluster, which has a separate National Historic Site designation. Tombs 1 to 3 ...
Hirano Kofun cluster (平野古墳群) is a cluster of at least six Kofun period burial mounds, located in the Hirano neighborhood of the town of Kashiba, Nara prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. One of these tumuli, the Hirano Tsukaanayama Kofun (平野塚穴山古墳) was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1973. [1]
The Ishinukinagi Cave Tombs (石貫ナギノ横穴群, Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun) is an archaeological site containing 45 Kofun period Corridor-type kofun (横穴式石室, yokoana-shiki sekishitsu) located in the Ishinuki neighborhood of the city of Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. It was granted protection as a National Historic Site in 1921. [1]
These consist of the aforementioned five zenpō-kōen-fun, enpun (円墳)-style round tumuli, and one horizontal corridor-type cave-tomb. Minamikata Kofun No. 10 in the Tenkashi group is an "ekagami-style" variation of the zenpō-kōen-fun with a total length of 78 meters and a diameter of approximately 52 meters at the posterior circular portion.