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Hachimanyama Kofun (Maebashi)

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79: 51: 86: 58: 34: 421: 290:, which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above, with a total length of 130 meters, making it one of the largest in the Kantō region. It can be dated to the latter half of the 4th century AD due to a layer of 310:
have been uncovered. The tumulus appears to have had a shallow moat with a width of 25 to 30 meters. Although the detailed structure of the mound has not been investigated yet, it is believed to have a gravel-lined
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The Hachimanyama Kofun is located almost parallel to the right bank of the Hirose River, and is orientated facing southeast. It is a
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in 1949. It is one of the Asakura-Hirose Kofun Cluster of over 150 tumuli from the 4th to 6th century in the foothills of
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found under the tumulus. The surface was originally covered in
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located in what is now the Asakura neighborhood of the city of
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Kofun period burial mount in Maebashi, Kantō, Japan
283: 231: 391:(国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia 8: 19: 32: 18: 294:ash that was deposited by an eruption of 356: 345:List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma) 389:Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). 93:Hachimanyama Kofun (Maebashi) (Japan) 7: 334:72 meter diameter x 12 meters high 14: 419: 84: 77: 56: 49: 259:National Historic Site of Japan 216:National Historic Site of Japan 1: 328:59 meters wide, 8 meters high 433:Maebashi City official guide 426:Maebashi Hachiman-yama Kofun 325:Anterior rectangular portion 68:Show map of Gunma Prefecture 456:History of Gunma Prefecture 369:Agency for Cultural Affairs 482: 331:Posterior circular portion 265:, which also includes the 247:Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture 284: 267:Maebashi Futagoyama Kofun 232: 212: 43: 31: 24: 466:Historic Sites of Japan 257:. It was designated a 151:36.36694°N 139.10111°E 428:at Wikimedia Commons 156:36.36694; 139.10111 147: /  21: 227:Hachimanyama Kofun 205:Public access 65:Hachimanyama Kofun 38:Hachimanyama Kofun 20:Hachimanyama Kofun 424:Media related to 223: 222: 96:Show map of Japan 473: 437: 423: 408: 407: 404: 386: 380: 379: 377: 375: 361: 289: 287: 286: 249:in the northern 237: 235: 234: 185:late 4th century 162: 161: 159: 158: 157: 152: 148: 145: 144: 143: 140: 97: 88: 87: 81: 69: 60: 59: 53: 36: 22: 481: 480: 476: 475: 474: 472: 471: 470: 441: 440: 435: 417: 412: 411: 405: 401: 388: 387: 383: 373: 371: 367:(in Japanese). 363: 362: 358: 353: 341: 281: 275: 229: 219: 218: 155: 153: 149: 146: 141: 138: 136: 134: 133: 110:Maebashi, Gunma 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 91: 90: 89: 72: 71: 70: 67: 66: 63: 62: 61: 39: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 479: 477: 469: 468: 463: 458: 453: 443: 442: 439: 438: 416: 415:External links 413: 410: 409: 399: 381: 355: 354: 352: 349: 348: 347: 340: 337: 336: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 313:burial chamber 279:zenpō-kōen-fun 274: 271: 221: 220: 214: 213: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 197: 196: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 174: 173: 168: 164: 163: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 107: 103: 102: 92: 83: 82: 76: 75: 74: 73: 64: 55: 54: 48: 47: 46: 45: 44: 41: 40: 37: 29: 28: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 478: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 448: 446: 436:(in Japanese) 434: 431: 430: 429: 427: 422: 414: 406:(in Japanese) 402: 396: 392: 385: 382: 370: 366: 360: 357: 350: 346: 343: 342: 338: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 317: 316: 314: 309: 308: 303: 302: 297: 293: 280: 272: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 241: 228: 217: 211: 207: 203: 198: 195: 192: 188: 184: 180: 175: 172: 169: 165: 160: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 115: 111: 108: 104: 80: 52: 42: 35: 30: 23: 451:Zenpokoenfun 418: 390: 384: 372:. Retrieved 359: 319:Total length 305: 299: 278: 276: 251:Kantō region 243:burial mound 240:Kofun period 226: 224: 194:Kofun period 124:Kantō region 296:Mount Asama 263:Mount Akagi 154: / 142:139°06′04″E 130:Coordinates 445:Categories 400:4311750404 374:August 20, 351:References 322:130 meters 208:Yes (Park) 200:Site notes 139:36°22′01″N 461:Maebashi 339:See also 301:fukiishi 273:Overview 106:Location 393:. 学生社. 365:"八幡山古墳" 190:Periods 182:Founded 177:History 397:  307:haniwa 292:pumice 120:Region 285:前方後円墳 255:Japan 238:is a 233:八幡山古墳 171:kofun 114:Japan 26:八幡山古墳 395:ISBN 376:2020 225:The 167:Type 253:of 447:: 269:. 112:, 403:. 378:. 288:) 282:( 236:) 230:(

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Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Maebashi, Gunma
Japan
Kantō region
36°22′01″N 139°06′04″E / 36.36694°N 139.10111°E / 36.36694; 139.10111
kofun
Kofun period
National Historic Site of Japan
Kofun period
burial mound
Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture
Kantō region
Japan
National Historic Site of Japan
Mount Akagi
Maebashi Futagoyama Kofun
pumice
Mount Asama
fukiishi
haniwa
burial chamber
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)
"八幡山古墳"
Agency for Cultural Affairs
ISBN
4311750404

Maebashi Hachiman-yama Kofun

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