Kabutoyama Kofun
Location | Sabae, Fukui, Japan |
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Region | Hokuriku region |
Coordinates | 35°58′28.0″N 136°11′00.1″E / 35.974444°N 136.183361°E |
Type | kofun |
History | |
Founded | 5th century AD |
Periods | Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes (no facilities) |
The Kabutoyama Kofun (
Overview[edit]
The Kabutoyama Kofun is a circular-type tumulus (empun (
The tumulus does not appear in any historical records and the name of rank of the person buried within is unknown. It is the largest of many similar kofun which have been discovered in the area, which has been densely populated since the Yayoi and Kofun periods, and from its scale it must have been the tomb of a local chieftain or other person of importance. It is located about a five-minute walk from Shinmei Station on the Fukui Railway.[2]
Gallery[edit]
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Hachiman Jinja
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Hachiman Jinja Shaden
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "
兜山 古墳 " [Kabutoyama kofun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020. - ^ a b Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (
国 指定 史跡 事典 ) National Historic Site Encyclopedia.学生 社 . ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)
External links[edit]
- Sabae city home page (in Japanese)
- Cultural Heritage of Fukui Prefecture (in Japanese)