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Shizuoka Historic site

Kawarakezuka Kofun

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土器塚古墳

Explore a 5th-century burial mound, a significant historical site in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Kawarakezuka Kofun
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What it is

  • A large circular tumulus, or burial mound.
  • Built around the early 5th century.
  • Designated a Shizuoka Prefectural Historic Site in 2002.

What to see

  • A circular mound, 36 meters in diameter, 5 meters high.
  • A surrounding moat, 7 meters wide and 1 meter deep.
  • A burial pit, 7-8 meters long and 1 meter wide.
  • Artifacts found include a tubular bead and armor fragments.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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