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Uguisuzuka Kofun

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鶯塚古墳

Explore this large, ancient keyhole-shaped burial mound on Mount Wakakusa.

Uguisuzuka Kofun
Saigen Jiro CC0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A large keyhole-shaped tumulus in Nara City.
  • Designated a National Historic Site since 1936.
  • Dates to the early Kofun period.

What to see

  • A 107-meter long burial mound.
  • Thick fukiishi (revetment stones) on its surface.
  • Excavated cylindrical and figural haniwa (clay figures).
  • A small mirror and steatite axe-shaped artifacts were found.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Uguisuzuka Kofun Open in Google Maps

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