Nakagō Kofun Cluster
Location | Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan |
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Region | Hokuriku region |
Coordinates | 35°38′08″N 136°05′09″E / 35.63556°N 136.08583°E |
Type | kofun cluster |
History | |
Founded | 4th-5th century AD |
Periods | Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes (no public facilities) |
The Nakagō Kofun Cluster (
Overview
[edit]Nakagō Kofun Cluster is located on a hillside east of the centre of the city of Tsuruga facing the Sea of Japan, and consists of two separate groups: the Mukaiyama Kofun Cluster (
Mukaiyama Tomb 1 was excavated several times starting in 1954, and the two vertical-type burial chambers were opened. Grave goods found include weapons such as swords, spearheads, and fragments of gold-plated armor and helmets, bronze mirrors, and agricultural implements.[2] The weapons in particular are considered to be rare examples nationwide, and have been preserved since 2010 at a private folk museum in Tsuruga.
The tumuli are about 15 minutes by car from Tsuruga Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line.[2]
Mukaiyama site
[edit]This site consists of three surviving circular-type kofun (empun (
- Mukaiyama No.1: A large burial mound from the end of the fifth century, diameter 60 meters, height nine meters in two stages, faced with fukiishi stones. There is also a possibility that it was originally a scallop-shaped tumulus with a total length of 75 meters. There are two pit-type stone chambers at the top of the mound, and a large number of burial items have been excavated. However, the south side is partly missing due to construction work.
- Mukaiyama No.2: This was a circular tumulus from the 5th century, possibility older than Mukaiyama No. 1. It was demolished during the construction work of 1983.
- Mukaiyama No.3: This is a circular tumulus from the second half of the sixth century, with a diameter of 15 meters, a height of four meters, with a corridor-type stone chamber (total length 7.2 meters, length of the entry room 3.7 meters, width of 2.0 meters, height 2.7 meters).
- Mukaiyama No.4: This is a circular tumulus from the second half of the sixth century, diameter eight meters, height two meters, partially collapsed due to overgrowth of trees and plants.
Myōjinyama site
[edit]This site consisted of 23 kofun, of which five survive, on a hilltop ridge in the Sakanoshita neighborhood of Tsuruga. The site does not have any pathways or placards.
- Myōjinyama No.1: Keyhole-shaped tumulus (zenpō-kōen-fun (
前方後円墳 )) from the 4th century, length 47 meters, height 5.5 meters, faced with fukiishi stones. - Myōjinyama No.2: Circular tumulus from the 4th century
- Myōjinyama No.3: Keyhole-shaped tumulus from the 4th century, length 53.5 meters, height seven meters
- Myōjinyama No 9: A keyhole-shaped tumulus from the first half of the sixth century, a length of 20 meters, a height of three meters, with a lateral hole type stone chamber
- Myōjinyama No.10: A circular tumulus
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "
中郷 古墳 群 " [Nakago kofun cluster] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020. - ^ a b c 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]- Tsuruga city home page (in Japanese)
- Cultural Heritage of Fukui Prefecture (in Japanese)