Ippommatsu Kofun

What it is

• A kofun, or ancient burial mound.
• Built in the latter half of the 5th century.
• Originally a keyhole-shaped tomb mound.
• Part of a kofun group near Hachimanyama Kofun.

What to see

• A circular mound, 36 meters in diameter.
• The mound is 8 meters high.
• Original length was 70 to 80 meters.
• Many cylindrical haniwa were excavated.
• Haniwa are stored at the university library.
• Haniwa are stored at the Nagoya City Museum.

Getting there

• Located near Nagoya Institute of Technology campus.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.