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Chiba Historic site

Ryūkakuji Iwaya Kofun

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龍角寺岩屋古墳

Explore a large, ancient square tomb with unique shell fossil stone chambers.

Ryūkakuji Iwaya Kofun
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What it is

  • A square-shaped tomb, part of the Ryūkakuji Kofun Group.
  • Designated a National Historic Site since 1941.

What to see

  • A three-tiered mound, 78 meters on each side.
  • Two horizontal stone chambers on the south side.
  • Stone chambers made of tuffaceous sandstone.
  • Stone material contains many shell fossils.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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