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Gifu, Japan

Kotozuka Kofun

Gifu, Japan

Kotozuka Kofun
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The Kotozuka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun—a keyhole-shaped burial mound—located in the Kotozuka neighborhood of Gifu, in Japan's Chūbu region. Designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934, it ranks as the third largest kofun in Gifu Prefecture, representing an important example of this distinctive funerary architecture characteristic of ancient Japan.

Movement

Type
archaeological site, kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun
Heritage
Historic Site of Japan
Place
Gifu, Japan

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