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Obaka Kofun

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Explore a 6th-century keyhole-shaped burial mound with unique artifacts.

Obaka Kofun
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What it is

  • A keyhole-shaped tumulus in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture.
  • Part of the Somanouchi Kofun Group.
  • Constructed in the early 6th century.

What to see

  • A three-tiered burial mound, 80.5 meters long.
  • A 12-13 meter wide shield-shaped moat.
  • Cylindrical and figural Haniwa unearthed from the moat.
  • Wooden artifacts resembling Haniwa.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Obaka Kofun Open in Google Maps

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