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Furuichi Kofun Cluster

Coordinates: 34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E / 34.56278°N 135.60917°E / 34.56278; 135.60917
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Furuichi kofungun
Kondagobyōyama Kofun. This is the largest in the group.
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Location
Habikino, Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E / 34.56278°N 135.60917°E / 34.56278; 135.60917
Official nameMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Designated2019 (43rd session)
Reference no.1593
RegionEastern Asia
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

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