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Karusato Ōtsuka Kofun

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See a keyhole-shaped kofun, part of a World Heritage site, believed to be Yamato Takeru's tomb.

Karusato Ōtsuka Kofun
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What it is

  • A keyhole-shaped burial mound, or kofun.
  • Part of the Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage site.
  • Designated as the tomb of Yamato Takeru.
  • Estimated to have been built in the late 5th century.

What to see

  • A large keyhole-shaped tumulus, 190 meters long.
  • The surrounding embankment, a National Historic Site.
  • It is the seventh largest kofun in the Furuichi Kofun Group.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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