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Yoshima Kofun
The , also known as the is a ''kofun'' burial mound located in the Shingū neighborhood of the city of Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site in 1978. Overview The Yoshima Kofun is located on a ridge of a steep massif at an elevation of 250 meters above the right bank of the Ibo River. It was first excavated in 1894, details of which were not published by noted archaeologist Sueji Umehara until 1925, and re-excavated and surveyed in 1966. The tumulus is a , which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. The tumulus has a length of 36 meters and is asymmetrical, with the posterior circle facing the plain. The anterior end is formed by cutting into the ridge. Neither '' fukiishi'' nor '' haniwa'' have been found. The burial chamber is a pit-type stone chamber in the center of the posterior circular portion, which intersects the main axis of the mound a ...
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Tatsuno, Hyōgo
is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 74,414 in 31119 households and a population density of 6200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city's name is spelled "たつの," using hiragana, but the name of Tatsuno Station uses the kanji characters "竜野," while the historic name for the place uses the characters "龍野." According to the ''Harima no Kuni Fudoki'', the origin of the name "Tatsuno" was that upon the death of Nomi no Sukune in Ibo District (now in the city of Tatsuno), many came from Izumo and used rock from the Ibo River to make a grave, standing stones in a row on the plain. Thus, it was called "立野," with characters meaning "stand" and "plain," from which it is thought to have changed to "龍野". Nomi no Sukune Shrine is located at the place said to be his grave. Geography Tatsuno is located in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture extending largely south to north. The city's northern region is mo ...
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Burial Chamber
A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave. Built from rock or sometimes wood, the chambers could also serve as places for storage of the dead from one family or social group and were often used over long periods for multiple burials. Most the chamber tombs were constructed from large stones or megaliths and covered by cairns, barrows or earth. Some chamber tombs are rock-cut monuments or wooden-chambered tombs covered with earth barrows. Grave goods are a common characteristic of chamber tomb burials. In Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, stone-built examples of these burials are known by the generic term of megalithic tombs. Chamber tombs are often distinguished by the layout of their chambers and entrances or the shape and material of the structure that covered them, either an earth barrow or stone cairn. A wide variety of local ty ...
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Zenpokoenfun
Zenpokoenfun is an architectural model of Japanese ancient tombs (Kofun), which consists of a square front part () and a circular back part (). The part connecting the two is called the middle part (), which looks like a keyhole when viewed from above. Therefore, they are also called keyhole-shaped mounds in English, and in Korean, they are called long drum tombs () due to their resemblance to Janggu, and it is also a form of the Kofun that appeared earlier in the Kofun period along with the circular-type ('' Enfun''). Generally, large Kofun are front and rear circular tombs, widely distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu with Gokishichidō as the center. Among them, the largest front and rear circular tomb in Japan are the Mozu Tombs with a total length of 525 meters. In addition to Japan, there are also the front and rear circular tombs in South Korea, as well as the front and rear circular tombs in Chosan County Ancient Tomb Group and Chasong County Ancient Tomb Group located ...
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List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Hyōgo)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Hyōgo. National Historic Sites As of 1 January 2021, fifty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Site). , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, ninety-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and thirty-eight Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Awaji, Harima, Settsu is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 85,290 and a population density of 5,664 people per km². The total area is 14.88 km². Surrounding municipalities *Osaka Prefecture **Higa ..., Tajima, and Tanba Provinces * List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hyōgo) References ...
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Kishin Line
is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji () and Niimi () which the line connects. Stations *S: Trains stop *s: Some trains stop *|: Trains pass Rolling stock New KiHa 122 series, KiHa 122 and KiHa 127 series diesel multiple units (DMUs) were introduced on the line between Himeji Station, Himeji and Kōzuki Station, Kōzuki from spring 2009. Journey times were reduced from spring 2010 after the entire fleet of new trains had been delivered.キハ122、127系気動車の新製投入について
, JR West press release, 26 August 2008. Retrieved on 27 August 2008.


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JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka. Urban Network The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. These lines t ...
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Harima-Shingū Station
260px, is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Harima-Shingū Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 22.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History Harima-Shingū Station opened on 11 July 1932. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1246 passengers daily. Surrounding area * Tatsuno City Shingū General Branch (former: Shingū Town Hall) * Shingū Miyauchi Site *Ibo River See also *List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway sta ...
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Yayoi Period
The started at the beginning of the Neolithic in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age. Since the 1980s, scholars have argued that a period previously classified as a transition from the Jōmon period should be reclassified as Early Yayoi. The date of the beginning of this transition is controversial, with estimates ranging from the 10th to the 3rd centuries BC. The period is named after the Yayoi, Tokyo, neighbourhood of Tokyo where Archaeology, archaeologists first uncovered artifacts and features from that era in the late 19th century. Distinguishing characteristics of the Yayoi period include the appearance of new Yayoi pottery styles and the start of an intensive rice agriculture in paddy fields. A hierarchical social class structure dates from this period and has its origin in China. Techniques in metallurgy based on the use of bronze and iron were also introduced from China via Korea to Japan in this period. The Yayoi foll ...
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Shingū Miyauchi Site
The is an archaeological site with the traces of a late Jōmon to Yayoi period settlement located in the Shingū neighborhood of the city of Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1982. Overview The Shingū Miyauchi Site is located behind JR West Harima-Shingū Station, in an area which was subject to rapid urban development from around 1965. As a result of preliminary surveys made by rescue archaeology, it was found to be the first lowland Yayoi period archaeological site in the Harima region. Subsequent investigations revealed that the area of the settlement was approximately 400 meters east-to-west by 230 meters north-to-south. The foundations of several pit dwellings were found, which were also a first for the middle basin of the Ibo River. The settlement existed until the mid-Yayoi period, as evidenced by a large amount of Yayoi pottery and a circular burial mound also found at the site. The si ...
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Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the ChuHan contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by usurping regent Wang Mang, and is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and it has influenced the identity of the Chinese civilization ever since. Modern China's majority ethnic group refers to themselves as the "Han people", the Sinitic language is known as "Han language", and the written Chinese is referred to as "Han characters". The emperor was at the pinnacle of ...
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Tokyo National Museum
The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage ( :ja:国立文化財機構), is considered the oldest national museum in Japan, is the largest art museum in Japan, and is one of the largest art museums in the world. The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art. The museum holds over 110,000 Cultural Properties, including 89 National Treasures of Japan, 319 Horyuji Treasures, and 644 Important Cultural Properties. As of 2022, there were 902 arts and crafts designated national treasures by the Japanese government, meaning the Tokyo National Museum has about 10% of the art and crafts designated national treasures of Japan. In addition, the museum houses over ...
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Bronze Mirror
Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeology, archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan art, Etruscan Italy to Japan. Typically they are round and rather small, in the West with a handle, in East Asia with a knob to hold at the back, often with a loop for a cord, or silk tassel. Some were fitted with small stands, and others had a hinged protective cover. They are first-surface mirrors, where the immediate bronze surface is flat, plain and highly polished to be reflective, rather than second-surface mirrors, like modern glass mirrors, where the reflection comes from a backing applied to the glass. They are significantly inferior to modern mirrors in terms of the quality of the reflection, but in older societies were sufficiently impressive to have religious significance in some societies. Examples include the melong in Tibetan Buddhism and the Toli ( ...
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