Garandoya Kofun

What it is

• A group of three circular burial mounds.
• Designated a national historic site in 1993.
• Dates from the mid to late 6th century.
• Two mounds are decorated kofun.

What to see

• Tomb No. 1 has a double-chambered horizontal stone chamber.
• Tomb No. 1 has paintings of people, horses, boats, birds, and circles.
• Tomb No. 1 yielded horse fittings, ornaments, and pottery.
• Tomb No. 2 has paintings of a mounted archer and concentric circles.
• Tomb No. 2 yielded swords, ornaments, and Sue ware.
• Tomb No. 3 is now a burial ground.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.