Kasuga Mukaiyama Kofun
春日向山古墳
Explore a 7th-century imperial mausoleum, Japan's first square kofun, surrounded by a moat.
What it is
- A kofun in Taishi Town, Osaka Prefecture.
- Designated as Emperor Yomei's mausoleum.
- Constructed around the early 7th century.
- Believed to be the first square-shaped imperial mausoleum.
What to see
- A square kofun mound, 10 meters high.
- A 7-meter-wide moat surrounds the mound.
- The kofun is 100 meters east-west, 90 meters north-south.
- Located on a plateau at the southwestern end of Kasuga.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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