The is a group of
Kofun period
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burial mounds located in the Mihata neighborhood of the city of
Nabari, Mie in the
Kansai region of
Japan
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. It was designated a
National Historic Site of Japan in 1978.
It is the largest group of ''kofun'' in the
Iga region.
Overview
The Mihata Kofun Cluster is located in the Nabari Basin, and currently consists of seven tumuli. Five of these are , which are shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. One is a (), with a horizontal stone-lined
burial chamber, and one is a (). The oldest dates from the latter half of the 5th century AD and it is speculated that these were the graves of the pre-Yamato conquest chieftains of the
Iga region. There were once more tumuli scattered around this vicinity, but the others have been lost to urban development.
The 88 meter-long Tonozuka Kofun on the northeastern plateau edge is the oldest of the tumuli, from which fragments of horse fittings have been
excavated. Approximately 300 meters to the southwest are the 100 meter Jōrōzuka Kofun and the Bishamonzuka Kofun, both of which have moats. Approximately 800 meters south of Bishamonzuka Kofun is the Umazuka Kofun which is the largest in the group with a total length of 142 meters. It has a moat 7 to 25 meters wide. A short distance to the east is the square Kozuka Kofun, and 600 meters southeast is the 55-meter long Kijinzuka Kofun, which has a shallow moat with a width of about 6 meters, and which is thought to date from the beginning of the 6th century. On the right bank of the Obata River, which is about 1.5 kilometers south of the Kijinzuka Kofun, is the Akaizuka Kofun, a circular burial mound with a diameter of about 30 meters.
The Umazuka Kofun is about a five-minute walk from
Mihata Station
is a passenger railway station in the city of Nabari, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Lines
Mihata Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the starting po ...
on the
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It may also refer to:
Companies
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.
Gallery
File:Umazuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Umazuka Kofun
File:Kijinzuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Kijinzuka Kofun
File:Bishamonzuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Bishamonzuka Kofun
File:Jorouzuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Jōrōzuka Kofun
File:Akaizuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Akaizuka Kofun
File:Tonozuka Kofun, funkyu.jpg, Tonozuka Kofun
File:Kozuka Kofun (Nabari), funkyu.jpg, Kozuka Kofun
See also
*
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Mie)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Mie Prefecture, Mie.
National Historic Sites
As of 1 January 2021, thirty-nine Sites have been Cultural Properties of Japan, d ...
References
External links
Mie Prefecture Department of EducationNabari City official report{{in lang, ja
Kofun clusters
History of Mie Prefecture
Nabari, Mie
Historic Sites of Japan
Iga Province