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Nohara Burial Mounds

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Explore ancient burial mounds, including a keyhole-shaped tumulus, at this Saitama Prefecture historic site.

Nohara Burial Mounds
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What it is

  • A group of tumuli, ancient burial mounds.
  • Designated a Saitama Prefecture Important Historic Site in 1976.
  • Excavations occurred in 1962 and 1964.

What to see

  • 23 tumuli located in a forest.
  • A keyhole-shaped tumulus, 40 meters long.
  • Horizontal stone chambers in the tumulus.
  • Haniwa figures collected during construction.
  • Magatama and earrings are tangible cultural properties.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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