Bessho Ōtsuka Kofun

Tenri, Japan

Freely accessible

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Bessho Ōtsuka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (keyhole-shaped burial mound) located in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan, dating to around 600 CE. This type of kofun—characterized by a distinctive keyhole silhouette combining a circular mound with a rectangular platform—represents a prominent architectural form of Japan's Kofun period, when such monumental earthworks served as elite burial monuments.