Tennoyamazuka Kofun
Kuki, Japan
Freely accessible
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Tennoyamazuka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (keyhole-shaped burial mound) located in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. This type of kofun represents a distinctive form of ancient Japanese funerary architecture, characterized by its distinctive keyhole shape when viewed from above—a circular mound joined to a rectangular platform. The monument dates to Japan's kofun period, when such earthen burial mounds served as monumental tombs for the elite.
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- Type
- kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun
- Place
- Kuki, Japan
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