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Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum (熊本県立装飾古墳館, Kumamoto kenritsu sōshoku kofun-kan) is a museum of decorated kofun in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes full-size replicas of the inner chambers of twelve tumuli.

The museum was designed by Tadao Ando and completed at a cost of ¥1.6 bn in April 1992.

See also

• Kofun period
• Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art

References

1. "Exhibition". Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
2. "Tadao Ando – Works". Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
3. "Kumamoto Art Polis". Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
4. Heneghan, Tom (1992). "熊本県立装飾古墳館". Shinkenchiku. 67 (10): 222–225.

External links

• (in Japanese) Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
• (in Japanese) Decorated Kofun Database

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