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Imabari, Japan

Myōkensan Kofun

Imabari, Japan

Myōkensan Kofun
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The Myōkensan Kofun, located in the Onishi neighborhood of Imabari, Ehime on Shikoku, is a Kofun period burial mound of the zenpō-kōen-fun type—a distinctive rectangular form characteristic of ancient Japanese funerary architecture. Designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2010, it stands as the largest rectangular burial mound on the island of Shikoku.

Movement

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

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