Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun
桜井茶臼山古墳
Explore a large, ancient keyhole-shaped burial mound, a significant National Historic Site.
What it is
- An ancient burial mound, called a kofun.
- It is keyhole-shaped (zenpo-koen-fun type).
- Designated as a National Historic Site.
- Built utilizing a natural hill.
What to see
- The tumulus is 207 meters long.
- Rectangular platform with stones on the circular part.
- Perforated pot-shaped pottery surrounds the platform base.
- Fukiishi (revetment stones) on the stepped surfaces.
- A stone-built underground drainage system.
- Walls of a vertical stone chamber made of stacked stone slabs.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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