Wakamiya-Hachiman Kofun
若宮八幡古墳
Explore a 6th-century circular burial mound with a unique stone chamber and a shrine on top.
What it is
- A circular kofun, an ancient burial mound.
- Part of the Shimokarako Kofun Group.
- Constructed around the latter half of the 6th century.
- Designated a Saitama Prefecture historic site in 1964.
What to see
- A circular mound 34 meters in diameter, 4.5 meters high.
- A Hachiman Shrine located at the top of the mound.
- A double-sleeved horizontal stone chamber.
- Stone chamber has antechamber and passage.
- Stone chamber opens to the southeast.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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