Kamenokoyama Kofun (亀甲山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Den-en-chōfu neighborhood of Ōta, Tokyo in the Kantō region of Japan. It is one of 54 kofun in the Ebaradai kofun cluster along the banks of the Tama River, and received protection as a National Historic Site in 1928.[1]

Kamenokoyama Kofun
亀甲山古墳
Kamenokoyama Kofun
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kamenokoyama Kofun
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kamenokoyama Kofun (Japan)
LocationŌta, Tokyo, Japan
RegionKantō region
Coordinates35°35′31″N 139°40′02″E / 35.59194°N 139.66722°E / 35.59194; 139.66722
Typekofun
History
Foundedlate 4th to early 5th century AD
PeriodsKofun period
Site notes
Public accessYes

Overview

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The Kamenokoyama Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. It is located on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Tama River in the southwestern part of the Musashino Terrace in southern Tokyo within the grounds of Tamagawadai Park. Although the southern end of the posterior circular mound has been flattened due to the construction of a water purification plant, the tumulus remains well preserved. However, no archaeological excavation has been conducted.[2]

The tumulus is orientated to the northwest, and has a total length of 107.25 meters, which is the largest in the Tama River basin. The mound was built in two tiers. Neither fukiishi nor haniwa have been found. It is estimated that the tumulus was made in the middle of the Kofun period from the end of the 4th century to the early 5th century AD.[2]

Overall length
107.25 meters
Posterior circular portion
66 meter diameter x 10 meter high
Anterior rectangular portion
49.5 meters wide x 7 meters high

The Kamenokoyama Kofun is about a 5-minute walk from Tamagawa Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "亀甲山古墳" [Kamenokoyama kofun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  2. ^ a b c Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 978-4311750403.(in Japanese)
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