Mozu kofungun
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Mozu kofungun (百舌鳥古墳群) is a group of forty-seven kofun or tumuli in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Twenty-one of the burial mounds are key-hole shaped, twenty round, five rectangular, and one is of indeterminate shape.[1][2] In 2010 the Mozu kofungun cluster of tumuli, along with those of Furuichi kofungun, was proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[3]
See also
- Kofun
- Furuichi kofungun
- Takamatsuzuka Tomb
- List of Special Historic Sites
- List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
- Buried Cultural Properties
- World Heritage Sites in Japan
References
- ↑ "Enjoying Sakai - Kofun Tombs (Tumuli)". Sakai City. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Kofun Database". Sakai City. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
External links
- (English) Entry on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
- (Japanese) Mozu Kofun database
- (Japanese) Decorated Kofun Database
Coordinates: 34°33′50″N 135°29′15″E / 34.56389°N 135.48750°E
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