Seishōzuka Kofun
青松塚古墳
Explore a 6th-century circular burial mound with unique Haniwa and rich grave goods.
What it is
- A circular burial mound, or kofun.
- Constructed around the mid-6th century.
- Investigations were conducted in 1947 and 2012-2013.
What to see
- The kofun has a diameter of 20 meters.
- The mound is presumed to be two-tiered.
- Cylindrical and figural Haniwa were detected.
- The burial facility is a horizontal stone chamber.
- The stone chamber opens to the south.
- Excavated artifacts are at Ibaraki Municipal Cultural Properties Museum.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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