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The Daisenryo Kofun (大仙陵古墳, Daisenryō kofun), [3] the largest kofun in Japan, is believed to have been constructed over a period of 20 years in the mid 5th century during the Kofun Period. While it cannot be accurately confirmed, it is commonly accepted that the tomb was built for the late Emperor Nintoku. [4]
Both kofun-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled moat. Imperial tombs and mausolea are cultural properties; but they are guarded and administered by the Imperial Household Agency , which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the Emperor and his family
Kofun were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century AD. [1] The term is the origin of the name of the Kofun period, which indicates the middle 3rd century to early–middle 6th century. Many kofun have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)).
Keyhole-shaped kofun drawn in 3DCG (Nakatsuyama Kofun [] in Fujiidera, Osaka, 5th century) Kofun-period jewelry (British Museum). Kofun (from Middle Chinese kú 古 "ancient" + bjun 墳 "burial mound") [7] [8] are burial mounds built for members of the ruling class from the 3rd to the 7th centuries in Japan, [9] and the Kofun period takes its name from the distinctive earthen mounds.
The Ōmuro Kofun Group is a large necropolis consisting of over 500 tumuli spread across two valleys on the south side of the Chikuma River at an elevation of 350 to 500 meters approximately six kilometers southeast of Nagano city. The tombs were built over a 250-year period from the 5th to the 8th centuries.
The Koseyama Kofun cluster is located in the southern part of the Nara Basin, within an area of 3.3 kilometers east-to-west and 3.5 kilometers north-to-south centered on the Koseyama Hills. It consists of approximately 700 burial mounds built from the mid-5th century to the late 6th century.
Map of Osaka Prefecture Government Ordinance Designated City City Town Village Osaka Prefectural Office Sakai and Daisenryo Kofun Mozu Tomb Takatsuki. Since 2005, Osaka consists of 43 municipalities: 33 cities, nine towns and one village.
Muro Miyayama Kofun Kofun (室宮山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Muro neighborhood of the town of Gose, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1921, with the area under protection expanded in 2022 and again in 2024. [ 1 ]