Oichi Kofun
尾市1号墳
Explore a rare octagonal burial mound from the 7th century with a unique cross-shaped stone chamber.
What it is
- An octagonal burial mound, a kofun.
- Constructed around the late 7th century.
- Built on a ridge end in the Ashiura Valley.
What to see
- The octagonal shape of the mound, 10.5 meters in diameter.
- A horizontal-entry stone chamber.
- The unique cross-shaped plan of the three-chamber stone room.
- Granite cut stones forming the chamber.
- Plaster coating the interior of the stone chamber.
- A model of the kofun at Fukuyama City Shin'ichi History and Folklore Museum.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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