Higashinorikura Kofun
東乗鞍古墳
Explore a 6th-century keyhole-shaped tumulus, the tomb of a powerful clan chief.
What it is
- A keyhole-shaped tumulus.
- Part of the Somanouchi Kofun Group.
- Dates to the early 6th century.
- Considered a chief's tomb of the Mononobe clan.
What to see
- Two-tiered construction, 83 meters long.
- Fragments of cylindrical Haniwa on the surface.
- A 10-meter-wide, 2-meter-deep moat on the west side.
- A 14.6-meter-long stone burial chamber.
- Two house-shaped stone coffins inside.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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