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Fukuoka Historic site

Tsukiyama Kofun (Itoshima)

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築山古墳 (糸島市)

Explore an ancient, scallop-shaped burial mound with a Kannon hall.

Tsukiyama Kofun (Itoshima)
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What it is

  • An ancient scallop-shaped keyhole tumulus.
  • Dates from the middle Kofun period.
  • Total length was once 60 meters.
  • A hall with an eleven-faced Kannon stands on it.

What to see

  • The rear circular part is 49 meters in diameter.
  • The rear circular part is 8 meters high.
  • Fukiishi stones are placed on the slopes.
  • A shield-shaped moat surrounds the tumulus.
  • Including the moat, total length is 105 meters.

Getting there

  • 200 meters northeast of Sazareishi Shrine.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Tsukiyama Kofun (Itoshima) Open in Google Maps

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