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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
The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period .
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)).
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 ]
Examples of Kansai region include Kofun of Tokuchi in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, the Kofun of Tsui Otsuzuyama in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, the Kofun of Ujima Tezuyama in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, and the Kofun of Ishibutai in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture. At the same time, there were also Zenpokoenfun in Chūgoku region and Kyushu. For example ...
The Hashi-no-jō Kofun (端ノ城古墳) is the southernmost in the group, and is believed to have been the last built. It has a length of 68 meters, or a total length overall length including the surrounding moat of about 800 meters The mound is constructed in three tiers and is orientated to the south.
The Ueyama Kofun is located at the western end of the hills extending from Amakashi-no-oka, at the southern end of the Nara Basin.The surrounding area is home to a number of important ancient tombs from the 6th and 7th centuries, including the Maruyama Kofun located about 500 meters west of Ueyama Kofun and Shōbuike Kofun located about 700 meters southeast.