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Jabaka Kofun
京都府
Kyoto's largest corridor-style stone chamber suddenly appears in a residential area — believed to be the tomb of a chieftain of the immigrant Hata clan
Founded
600
Type
Kofun (Tumulus)
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5 min walk from Randen Arisugawa Station
Uzumasa Omokagechu, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
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Kofun (Tumulus)
Founded 600
1426 years
Overview
Jabaka Kofun is a burial mound in Uzumasa (Uzmasa), Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, built in the late 6th to early 7th century, and today the mound itself has been lost while only the stone chamber remains exposed in the middle of a residential area. Known as the kofun with Kyoto's largest corridor-style stone chamber, its enormous scale — a total chamber length of approximately 17 meters and a burial chamber hei…
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Built in the late 6th to early 7th century. The mound has been lost and only the corridor-style stone chamber remains. At approximately 17 meters total length it is Kyoto's largest-scale stone chamber. Believed to be the chieftain's tomb of the immigrant Hata clan. Designated a National Historic Sit…
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