Furuichi kofungun
Kondagobyōyama Kofun. This is a maximum kofun in the group.
Nakatsuyama Kofun which was drawn in 3DCG.This is a kofun of the second size in the group.
Furuichi kofungun (古市古墳群) is a group of one hundred and twenty-three kofun or tumuli in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Thirty-one of the burial mounds are keyhole-shaped, thirty round, forty-eight rectangular, and a further fourteen are of indeterminate shape.[1] In 2010 the Furuichi kofungun cluster of tumuli, along with those of Mozu kofungun, were proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[2]
See also
- Kofun
- Mozu kofungun
- Takamatsuzuka Tomb
- List of Special Historic Sites
- List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
- Buried Cultural Properties
- World Heritage Sites in Japan
References
- ↑ "古市古墳群ってなに？". Fujiidera City. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
External links
- (English) Entry on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
- (Japanese) Furuichi Kofungun
- (Japanese) Decorated Kofun Database
Coordinates: 34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E / 34.56278°N 135.60917°E
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