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Kuroda Otsuka Kofun

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黒田大塚古墳

Explore a large, ancient keyhole-shaped burial mound, a designated historic site in Nara.

Kuroda Otsuka Kofun
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What it is

  • A keyhole-shaped tumulus in Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture.
  • Part of the larger Miyake Kofun Group.
  • Designated as a Nara Prefecture historic site.

What to see

  • A 70-meter-long keyhole-shaped burial mound.
  • Posterior circular part: 40 meters diameter, 8.2 meters high.
  • Anterior rectangular part: 45 meters wide, 7.7 meters high.
  • The mound has a two-tiered structure.
  • Remains of cylindrical Haniwa rows around the mound.
  • An 8-meter-wide, 0.8-meter-deep moat surrounds the mound.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Kuroda Otsuka Kofun Open in Google Maps

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