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Takatsuki Chausuyama Kofun

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高槻茶臼山古墳

Explore a large, 6th-century keyhole-shaped burial mound, the biggest in the Yura River basin.

Takatsuki Chausuyama Kofun
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What it is

  • A kofun, an ancient burial mound.
  • Dates to the first half of the 6th century.
  • Largest kofun in the Yura River basin.

What to see

  • A keyhole-shaped tumulus, 54 meters long.
  • Two-tiered posterior circular part, 34 meters diameter.
  • Posterior circular part stands 5.5 meters high.
  • One-tiered anterior square part, 30 meters wide.
  • Anterior square part stands 3.5 meters high.
  • Located on a tongue-shaped hill.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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