Shijō Kofun Cluster
四条古墳群
Explore an ancient burial cluster, significant for its buried kofun and well-preserved artifacts.
What it is
- A cluster of fourteen ancient burial mounds (kofun).
- Built between the early 5th and mid-6th centuries.
- Mounds were leveled during 7th-century Fujiwara-kyo construction.
- First kofun discovered in 1987.
What to see
- Buried kofun, not visible as above-ground mounds.
- Shijo Kofun No. 1, a square-shaped kofun.
- Shijo Kofun No. 1 measures 32 by 40 meters.
- Shijo Kofun No. 1 has a double moat.
- Many wooden artifacts found in good condition in moats.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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