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Abuyama Kofun
is an Asuka period burial mound, located on Mount Abu, on the border of the Narasawa neighborhood of the city of Takatsuki and the Ai neighborhood of the city of Ibaraki, Osaka, Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. In 1934, the interred remains of an ancient nobleman were excavated from underground, and it has been hypothesized that the tomb was dedicated to the 7th century statesman Fujiwara no Kamatari, who is known as the founder of the powerful Fujiwara clan. The tumulus was designated a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site of Japan in 1983. Overview In 1934, the stone burial chamber of an ancient burial mound was accidentally discovered during construction of the Kyoto Imperial University's seismic observatory on the 281.1 meter Mount Abu. There was no indication at ground level that this was a ''kofun'', but further investigate determined that it had originally been a circular -style tumulus with a diameter of 82 meters, surrounded by a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takatsuki, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is located in northern Osaka's Hokusetsu region. As of 2020, the city had an estimated population of 347,944 and a population density of 3,300 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km². The city was founded on January 1, 1943, and is situated almost directly between Kyoto and Osaka. Owing to the convenience of being 13 and 15 minutes by train from these two cities respectively, the city prospered and has developed with increasing rapidity to become one of the biggest commuter towns in the area, serving both Kyoto and Osaka. Culturally, Takatsuki is renowned for its Imashirozuka Kofun (burial mound). Earthenware funerary objects (haniwa) discovered around this mound include figurines of warriors almost certainly placed with a protective purpose (The form of such a warrior was used as the design basis for the city's official mascot character, Hanitan). Takatsuki is also known for its Takatsuki Jazz Festival, held every year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
