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Inuyama, Japan

Myōkanji Kofun

Inuyama, Japan

Myōkanji Kofun
Photo: 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Myōkanji Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (keyhole-shaped burial mound) located in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, dating to around 500 CE. This distinctive architectural form—characterized by a circular mound joined to a rectangular forecourt—represents a major funerary tradition of Japan's Kofun period and reflects the monumental ambitions of the era's elite classes.

Movement

Built
Type
kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun
Place
Inuyama, Japan

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