Kurozuka Kofun
Tenri, Japan
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Kurozuka Kofun is a keyhole-shaped burial mound located in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, in Japan's Kansai region, dating to the Kofun period. Designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2001, the mound is renowned for the thirty-three triangular-rimmed bronze mirrors adorned with divine beasts that were unearthed in nearly their original burial configuration, offering rare insight into the ritual deposits of the era.
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- Type
- kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun
- Heritage
- Historic Site of Japan
- Place
- Tenri, Japan
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