Furuichi Kofun Cluster

Furuichi kofungun

Kondagobyōyama Kofun. This is the largest in the group.

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Location|

Habikino, Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Coordinates| 34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E﻿ / ﻿34.56278°N 135.60917°E﻿ / 34.56278; 135.60917

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name| Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
Criteria| Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Designated| 2019 (43rd session)
Reference no.| 1593
Region| Eastern Asia

National Historic Site of Japan

Nakatsuyama Kofun which was drawn in 3DCG.This is the second largest in the group. Oka Misanzai Kofun which was drawn in 3DCG.This is the third largest in the group.

Furuichi kofungun (古市古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the cities of Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1] Twelve of the tumuli in this group were individually designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956, with an additional 14 collectively added to the designation in 2001, and the area under protection expanded in 2018.[2][3]

## Overview

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The Furuichi Kofun Cluster extends over an area of 2.5 kilometers north-to-south by four kilometers east-to-west, covering plateaus and hill with an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level. These tumuli were built between the late 4th and the mid-sixth century AD. Twenty-seven, including many of the larger tumuli, are under the control of the Imperial Household Agency and are classified as "imperial tombs", for which archaeological excavation has been prohibited.

In 2010 the Furuichi kofungun cluster of tumuli, along with those of Mozu kofungun, were proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[4] On 6 July 2019, Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Criteria: (iii), (iv).[5]

## Decline of The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

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After the Ichinoyama Kofun, the era of grand tomb groups began to decline. Though a few large tombs were still erected, like the Okamisanzai Kofun [ja], the frequency and size began to diminish. The Kawachi Otsukayama Kofun is an outlier, situated between the Mozu and Furuichi Kofun Groups, was built, measuring a staggering 355 meters in length. Its construction during this period remains a mystery, calling for further research and analysis.[6]

As the Furuichi Kofun Group progressed past its prime, the center of tomb construction transitioned to locations such as Shinagadani (also referred to as Kawachi-Asuka), near present-day Taishi Town. The primary locus for tombs in the Kawachi region shifted from Mozu and Furuichi to areas like Shinaga.[6]

## Types

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* zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳) ("keyhole-shaped) : formerly 31, 26 survive
* empun (円墳) ("circular"): formerly 30, 5 survive
* hōfun (方墳) ("square"): formerly 48, 22 survive
* indeterminate: formerly 14, 34 survive

Total: formerly 123, 87 survive

### Gallery

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* Kondagobyoyama Kofun

* Hakayama Kofun

* Okamisanzai Kofun [ja]

* Karusato Otsuka Kofun

List of major kofun[7] Name  | Name  | Type  | Length  | National Historic Site  | Imperial Household Agency  | World Heritage Site & Comments

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Kondayama Kofun [ja] | 誉田御廟山古墳（誉田山古墳） | keyhole | 425m | NHS | Emperor Ojin | WHS
Nakatsuyama Kofun | 仲ツ山古墳（仲津山古墳） | keyhole | 290m | NHS | Nakatsu-hime | WHS
Okamisanzai Kofun [ja] | 岡ミサンザイ古墳 | keyhole | 242m |  | Emperor Chūai | WHS
Ichinoyama Kofun | 市ノ山古墳（市野山古墳） | keyhole | 230m |  | Emperor Ingyō | WHS
Hakayama Kofun | 墓山古墳 | keyhole | 225m | NHS | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Tsudoshiroyama Kofun | 津堂城山古墳 | keyhole | 210m | NHS | Fujiidera Tomb Reference Site | WHS
Karusato Ozuka Kofun | 軽里大塚古墳（前の山古墳/白鳥陵古墳） | keyhole | 200m | NHS | Yamato Takeru | WHS
Nonakamiyayama Kofun | 野中宮山古墳 | keyhole | 154m |  |  |
Komuroyama Kofun | 古室山古墳 | keyhole | 150m | NHS |  | WHS
Nonaka Bokeyama Kofun | 野中ボケ山古墳 | keyhole | 122m |  | Emperor Ninken |
Takayatsukiyama | 高屋築山古墳 | keyhole | 122m |  | Emperor Ankan |
Shirahigeyama Kofun | 白髪山古墳 | keyhole | 115m |  | Emperor Seinei |
Otorizuka Kofun | 大鳥塚古墳 | keyhole | 110m | NHS |  | WHS
Futatsuzuka Kofun | 二ツ塚古墳 | keyhole | 110m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Hazamiyama Kofun | はざみ山古墳 | keyhole | 103m | NHS |  | WHS
Minegazuka Kofun | 峯ヶ塚古墳 | keyhole | 96m | NHS |  | WHS
Takaya Hachimanyama Kofun | 高屋八幡山古墳 | keyhole | 90m |  | Kasuga-no-Yamada himemiko |
Shimaizumi Maruyama Kofun | 島泉丸山古墳]] | circular | 75m |  | Emperor Yūryaku |
Nabezuka Kofun | 鍋塚古墳 | square | 70m | NHS |  | WHS
Mukohakayama Kofun | 向墓山古墳]] | square | 68m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Jōgenjiyama Kofun | 浄元寺山古墳 | square | 67m | NHS |  | WHS
Aoyama Kofun | 青山古墳 | round | 62m | NHS |  | WHS
Hachizuka Kofun | 鉢塚古墳 | keyhole | 60m | NHS |  | WHS
Karatoyama Kofun | 唐櫃山古墳 | scallop | 59m | NHS |  |
Inarizuka Kofun | 稲荷塚古墳 | scallop | 50m | NHS |  |
Higashiyama Kofun | 東山古墳 | square | 50m | NHS |  | WHS
Yajimazuka Kofun | 八島塚古墳 | square | 50m |  | Nakatsu-hime baichō | WHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)
Nakayamazuka Kofun | 中山塚古墳 | square | 50m |  | Nakatsu-hime baichō | WHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)
Shimaizumihirazuka Kofun | 島泉平塚古墳]] | square | 50m |  | Emperor Yūryaku |
Kondamaruyama Kofun | 誉田丸山古墳 | circular | 50m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Koshirahigeyama Kofun | 小白髪山古墳 | keyhole | 46m |  | Emperor Seinen baichō |
Nishi Umazuka Kofun | 西馬塚古墳 | square | 45m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Awazuka Kofun | 栗塚古墳 | square | 43m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Miya-no-minamizuka Kofun | 宮の南塚古墳 | circular | 40m |  | Emperor Ingyō baichō |
Nonaka Kofun | 野中古墳 | square | 37m | NHS |  | WHS
Suketayama Kofun | 助太山古墳 | square | 36m | NHS | Nakatsu-hime baichō | WHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun
Warizuka Kofun | 割塚古墳 | square | 30m | NHS |  |
Sandoyama Kofun | サンド山古墳 |  | 30m? |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō |
Higashi Umazuka Kofun | 東馬塚古墳 | square | 23m |  | Emperor Ōjin baichō | WHS
Banshoyama Kofun | 蕃所山古墳 | circular | 22m | NHS |  |
Matsukawazuka Kofun | 松川塚古墳 | square | 20m | NHS |  |
Hayatozuka Kofun | 隼人塚古墳]] | square | 20m |  | Emperor Yūryaku baichō |
Nonoue Kofun | 野々上古墳 | square | 20m |  | Emperor Ninken baichō |
Inuizuka Kofun | 衣縫塚古墳 | circular | 20m |  | Emperor Ingyō baichō |
Sekimenyama Kofun | 赤面山古墳 | square | 15m | NHS |  |

The Mozu kofungun is located about 10 kilometers to the west. It can be said that it was. The Furuichi Kofun group is seven to fifteen minutes on foot from Domyoji Station or Furuichi Station on the Kintetsu Railway.[3]

## See also

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* Kofun
* Mozu kofungun
* List of Historic Sites of Japan (Osaka)
* List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
* Buried Cultural Properties
* World Heritage Sites in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "古市古墳群ってなに？". Fujiidera City. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
2. ^ "古市古墳群" [Furuichi kofungun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. ^ a b Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 978-4311750403.(in Japanese)
4. ^ "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
5. ^ "Seven cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO. 6 July 2019.
6. ^ a b "Explanation: the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group(Part 2)│Nonaka Kofun/Osaka University Department of Archaeology". 野中古墳／大阪大学考古学研究室 (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
7. ^ Mozu / Furuichi Kofungun List (Furuichi)（Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun World Cultural Heritage Registration Promotion Headquarters Meeting）

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* circular-type kofun
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