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Suyama Kofun () is a
Suyama Kofun () is a Kofun
are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. ''Kofun'' were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.岡田裕之「前方後円墳」『日本古代史大辞典』 ...
that is located in Kōryō, Nara
is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It served as Japan's temporary capital from 640-642 AD, the Kudara Palace. ''Kudara'' is a reference to the Korean kingdom of Baekje and "Koryo" is a reference to Korea. Ho ...
of Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is designated as a national Special Historic Site. It has a length of about 204 metres. As of 2000, it was one of a small handful of ''kofun'' tombs over 200 metres in length which were not administered by the Imperial Household Agency
The (IHA) is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and also the keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan. From around the 8th century AD, up until the Second World War, it ...
, as it is not thought to be directly connected to the Imperial line.
See also
*List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Nara Prefecture, Nara.
National Historic Sites
As of 17 June 2022, one hundred and twenty-seven Sites have been Cultural Prope ...
References
Special Historic Sites History of Nara Prefecture Kofun {{Japan-stub