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Musashi Imperial Graveyard (武蔵陵墓地, Musashi ryōbochi) is a mausoleum complex of the Japanese Emperors in Nagabusa-machi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.Located within a forest in the western suburbs of Tokyo and named for the ancient Musashi Province, the site contains the mausolea of Emperor Taishō and Emperor Shōwa, as well as those of their wives, Empress Teimei and Empress Kōjun.
This is a list of tombs or mausoleums of Japanese Emperors according to the Imperial Household Agency. Its 124 entries include historic emperors as well as legendary emperors. Its 124 entries include historic emperors as well as legendary emperors.
Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇, Nintoku-tennō), also known as Ohosazaki no Sumeramikoto (大鷦鷯天皇) was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki , he is sometimes referred to as the Saint Emperor ...
Keyhole Kofun, or Zenpokoenfun, are a notable type of Japanese ancient tomb consisting of a square front part (前方部) and a circular back part (後円部). [9] The part connecting the two is called the middle part (くびれ部), which looks like a keyhole when viewed from above. [10] The Zenpokoenfun where Emperor Nintoku is buried in Mozu ...
The hearse was accompanied by traditional music played on the shō, a Japanese free reed aerophone; the crowd was largely silent as the hearse bearing the Emperor's coffin drove over a stone bridge and out through the Imperial Palace gates. A brass band played a dirge composed for the funeral of Emperor Shōwa's great-grandmother in the late ...
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.
Official mausoleum (misasagi) of Emperor Suinin, Nara Prefecture. Emperor Suinin is regarded by historians as a "legendary Emperor" as there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. [11] Unlike Emperor Sujin, there is less known about Suinin to possibly support his existence.
The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and a mausoleum (misasagi) for Ōjin is currently maintained. The following information available is taken from the pseudo-historical Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, which are collectively known as Kiki (記紀) or Japanese chronicles.