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Sagiyama Kofun

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鷺山古墳

Sagiyama Kofun is a circular burial mound with rare ancient line drawings.

Sagiyama Kofun
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What it is

  • A tumulus, a type of ancient burial mound.
  • Designated a historic site by Tottori Prefecture.
  • Discovered in 1966.
  • Dates to the late 6th century.

What to see

  • A circular mound, 10 meters in diameter.
  • A horizontal stone burial chamber.
  • Chamber entrance faces south.
  • Many line drawings on the chamber walls.
  • A large fish drawing, 1.2 meters long.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

鳥取市国府町町屋 Open in Google Maps

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