| 乙女山古墳 | |
 Otomeyama Kofun | |
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| Location | Kawai] - Kōryō, Nara, Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Kansai region |
| Coordinates | 34°33′50.2″N 135°44′22.5″E / 34.563944°N 135.739583°E / 34.563944; 135.739583 |
| Type | Kofun |
| History | |
| Founded | c.5th century |
| Periods | Kofun period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes (no facilities) |
| National Historic Site of Japan | |
Otomeyama Kofun (乙女山古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located ion the border of the Terato neighborhood of the town of Kōryō and the Samita neighborhood of the town of Kawai, Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956. It is one of the burial mounds that make up the Umami Kofun cluster.
Overview
The Otomeyama Kofun is a hotategaishiki (帆立貝式古墳)-style scallop-shaped burial mound located on the eastern edge of the Umami Hills in western Nara Prefecture, about 800 meters north of the Suyama Kofun. Archaeological excavations were carried out from 1986 to 1987. The posterior circular mound is 94 meters in diameter and 15.5 meters high, and is built in three tiers. To the southeast, it has an extremely low and flat anterior section measuring 50 meters wide and 29 meters long, with a small rectangular projection at the 10 o'clock position of the circular mound. The remains of the moat that surrounded it are also well preserved. The moat is wide at the front and narrower at the rear circular mound. The rear circular mound is built in three tiers, the first and second tiers are low and gentle, and the third tier is steep, giving it the shape of an upside-down bowl. Fukiishi roofing stones are applied to the slopes of each tier. Based on the excavated haniwa clay figurines and the shape of the tomb, it is estimated to date to the first half of the 5th century. Both cylindrical and figurative ( house-shaped, jar-shaped, and lid-shaped) haniwa, as well as earthenware products, Haji ware andSue ware, were unearthed. The burial facilities in the rear circular mound are unclear, but it is speculated to have been a clay coffin, based on scattered fragments of clay with vermillion coloring..
It is located in the central area of the well-maintained Umami Hillside Park. It is approximately two kilometers southwest of Hashio Station on the Kintetsu Railway Tawaramoto Line.
See also
References
- "乙女山古墳" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 978-4311750403.(in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Otomeyama Kofun at Wikimedia Commons
- Nara Prefectural History and Culture Database(in Japanese)