Kofun
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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 AD.
Daisen Kofun, the largest of all kofun, one of many tumuli in the Mozu kofungun, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture (5th century)
Reconstructed model of a late 4th century zenpō-kōen-fun (Kaichi Kofun), Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture
Circular groove tomb at Seta Ruins (Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture)
Panoramic view of Hashinaka Kofun in Sakurai, Nara
Zenpōkōenfun
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Zenpokoenfun is an architectural model of Japanese ancient tombs, which consists of a square front part and a circular back part. The part connecting the two is called the middle part, which looks lik
Kofun
…the name of the Kofun period, which indicates the middle 3rd century to early–middle 6th century. Many kofun have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)). The Mozu-Furuichi kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, while Ishibutai Kofun is one of a…
Qin bronze chariot #2
Qin bronze chariot #1
Candao of Yunda Society
The stone chamber of Ishibutai Kofun