Myōkanji Kofun
Inuyama, Japan

Freely accessible
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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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