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Gifu Historic site

Kotozuka Kofun

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Explore a large 5th-century keyhole-shaped burial mound, a significant national historic site.

Kotozuka Kofun
国土交通省,(Cliped by Monami) Attribution resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A keyhole-shaped burial mound, Kotozuka Kofun.
  • Dates to around the 5th century.
  • Designated a national historic site on August 9, 1934.
  • Third largest kofun in Gifu Prefecture.

What to see

  • A burial mound with three construction stages.
  • Features fukiishi and cylindrical haniwa.
  • A double moat, with the inner moat original.
  • Total length of approximately 115 meters.
  • Posterior circular part has a 69-meter diameter.
  • Anterior square part has a 74.2-meter width.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Kotozuka Kofun Open in Google Maps

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