Monju-in Nishi Kofun
文殊院西古墳
Explore Japan's most elaborate 7th-century stone burial chamber, a National Special Historic Site.
What it is
- A kofun (burial mound) in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture.
- Estimated to be a circular kofun from the late 7th century.
- Designated a National Special Historic Site since 1952.
- Considered Japan's most elaborate cut-stone chamber.
What to see
- The kofun built on the western end of the Abe Hills.
- A 12.48-meter-long, double-sleeved, horizontal-passage stone chamber.
- The stone chamber opens to the south.
- A wish-granting Fudo enshrined in the burial chamber.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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