One of the Soja burial mound group built by the core ruling class of ancient Kozuke Province, preserved as a National Historic Site together with Hotoyama and Jabukuriyama kofun
創建
650 年
種別
古墳
Access
About 20 min by bus or 15 min by car from JR Ryomo Line Maebashi Station
Soja-machi Soja, Maebashi, Gunma
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Kofun (Tumulus)
Founded 650
1376 years
概要
Yamanoue Kofun is a square mound of the late Kofun period in Maebashi, an important vestige where the characteristics of ancient eastern Japan culture are strongly evident in the stone chamber construction. Estimated to have been built around the mid-7th century, it has a horizontal stone chamber. The Soja Kofun group in the Maebashi area is centrally located here, known as a burial zone built by …
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Square mound built in the mid-7th century. Preserved together with Hotoyama and Jabukuriyama kofun as one of the Soja Kofun group. Known for the precise stone-working technology of the horizontal stone chamber. Designated National Historic Site. An important site of ancient eastern Japan culture.