Chihara Ōbaka Kofun
茅原大墓古墳
Explore a rare scallop-shaped Kofun, a National Historic Site from the late 4th century.
What it is
- A Kofun, an ancient burial mound, in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture.
- Designated as a National Historic Site since 1982.
- Estimated to have been built around the late 4th century.
What to see
- A rare scallop shell-shaped burial mound.
- The mound is about 86 meters long.
- The posterior circular part is about 71 meters in diameter.
- Fukiishi and cylindrical Haniwa rows on the mound surface.
- A moat surrounds the Kofun.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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