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Kita-ku, Japan

Gobyōyama Kofun

Kita-ku, Japan

Gobyōyama Kofun
Photo: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Gobyōyama Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun, a keyhole-shaped burial mound distinctive to ancient Japan, located in Kita-ku. This imperial mausoleum represents the monumental funerary architecture of the kofun period and is recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving an important example of Japan's prehistoric tomb culture.

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Type
kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, imperial mausoleum/tomb reference site
Heritage
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Place
Kita-ku, Japan

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