Furuichi kofungun
Kondagobyōyama Kofun. This is the largest in the group.
Details
Location
Habikino, Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°33′46″N 135°36′33″E / 34.56278°N 135.60917°E / 34.56278; 135.60917
Official nameMozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Designated2019 (43rd session)
Reference no.1593
RegionEastern Asia
Nakatsuyama Kofun which was drawn in 3DCG.This is the second largest in the group.
Oka Misanzai Kofun which was drawn in 3DCG.This is the third largest in the group.

Furuichi kofungun (古市古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in the cities of Fujiidera and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1] Twelve of the tumuli in this group were individually designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1956, within additional 14 collectively added to the designation in 2001, and the area under protection expanded in 2018.[2][3]

Overview

The Furuichi Kofun Cluster extends over an area of 2.5 kilometers north-to-south by four kilometers east-to-west, covering plateaus and hill with an average elevation of 24 meters above sea level. These tumuli were built between the late 4th and the mid-sixth century AD. Twenty-seven, including many of the larger tumuli, are under the control of the Imperial Household Agency and are classified as "imperial tombs", for which archaeological excavation has been prohibited.

In 2010 the Furuichi kofungun cluster of tumuli, along with those of Mozu kofungun, were proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[4] On 6 July 2019, Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Criteria: (iii), (iv).[5]

Decline of The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

After the Ichinoyama Kofun, the era of grand tomb groups began to decline. Though a few large tombs were still erected, like the Okamisanzai Kofun, the frequency and size began to diminish. The Kawachi Otsukayama Kofun is an outlier, situated between the Mozu and Furuichi Kofun Groups, was built, measuring a staggering 355 meters in length. Its construction during this period remains a mystery, calling for further research and analysis.[6]

As the Furuichi Kofun Group progressed past its prime, the center of tomb construction transitioned to locations such as Shinagadani (also referred to as Kawachi-Asuka), near present-day Taishi Town. The primary locus for tombs in the Kawachi region shifted from Mozu and Furuichi to areas like Shinaga.[6]

Types

  • zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳) ("keyhole-shaped) : formerly 31, 26 survive
  • empun (円墳) ("circular"): formerly 30, 5 survive
  • hōfun (方墳) ("square"): formerly 48, 22 survive
  • indeterminate: formerly 14, 34 survive

Total: formerly 123, 87 survive

List of major kofun[7]
Name Name Type Length National Historic Site Imperial Household Agency World Heritage Site & Comments
Kondayama Kofun誉田御廟山古墳（誉田山古墳）keyhole425mNHSEmperor OjinWHS
Nakatsuyama Kofun仲ツ山古墳（仲津山古墳）keyhole290mNHSNakatsu-himeWHS
Okamisanzai Kofun岡ミサンザイ古墳keyhole242mEmperor ChūaiWHS
Ichinoyama Kofun市ノ山古墳（市野山古墳）keyhole230mEmperor IngyōWHS
Hakayama Kofun墓山古墳keyhole225mNHSEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Tsudoshiroyama Kofun津堂城山古墳keyhole210mNHSFujiidera Tomb Reference SiteWHS
Karusato Ozuka Kofun軽里大塚古墳（前の山古墳/白鳥陵古墳）keyhole200mNHSYamato TakeruWHS
Nonakamiyayama Kofun野中宮山古墳keyhole154m
Komuroyama Kofun古室山古墳keyhole150mNHSWHS
Nonaka Bokeyama Kofun野中ボケ山古墳keyhole122mEmperor Ninken
Takayatsukiyama高屋築山古墳keyhole122mEmperor Ankan
Shirahigeyama Kofun白髪山古墳keyhole115mEmperor Seinei
Otorizuka Kofun大鳥塚古墳keyhole110mNHSWHS
Futatsuzuka Kofun二ツ塚古墳keyhole110mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Hazamiyama Kofunはざみ山古墳keyhole103mNHSWHS
Minegazuka Kofun峯ヶ塚古墳keyhole96mNHSWHS
Takaya Hachimanyama Kofun高屋八幡山古墳keyhole90mKasuga-no-Yamada himemiko
Shimaizumi Maruyama Kofun島泉丸山古墳]]circular75mEmperor Yūryaku
Nabezuka Kofun鍋塚古墳square70mNHSWHS
Mukohakayama Kofun向墓山古墳]]square68mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Jōgenjiyama Kofun浄元寺山古墳square67mNHSWHS
Aoyama Kofun青山古墳round62mNHSWHS
Hachizuka Kofun鉢塚古墳keyhole60mNHSWHS
Karatoyama Kofun唐櫃山古墳scallop59mNHS
Inarizuka Kofun稲荷塚古墳scallop50mNHS
Higashiyama Kofun東山古墳square50mNHSWHS
Yajimazuka Kofun八島塚古墳square50mNakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)
Nakayamazuka Kofun中山塚古墳square50mNakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun)
Shimaizumihirazuka Kofun島泉平塚古墳]]square50mEmperor Yūryaku
Kondamaruyama Kofun誉田丸山古墳circular50mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Koshirahigeyama Kofun小白髪山古墳keyhole46mEmperor Seinen baichō
Nishi Umazuka Kofun西馬塚古墳square45mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Awazuka Kofun栗塚古墳square43mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Miya-no-minamizuka Kofun宮の南塚古墳circular40mEmperor Ingyō baichō
Nonaka Kofun野中古墳square37mNHSWHS
Suketayama Kofun助太山古墳square36mNHSNakatsu-hime baichōWHS, one of the "Mitsuzuka Kofun
Warizuka Kofun割塚古墳square30mNHS
Sandoyama Kofunサンド山古墳30m?Emperor Ōjin baichō
Higashi Umazuka Kofun東馬塚古墳square23mEmperor Ōjin baichōWHS
Banshoyama Kofun蕃所山古墳circular22mNHS
Matsukawazuka Kofun松川塚古墳square20mNHS
Hayatozuka Kofun隼人塚古墳]]square20mEmperor Yūryaku baichō
Nonoue Kofun野々上古墳square20mEmperor Ninken baichō
Inuizuka Kofun衣縫塚古墳circular20mEmperor Ingyō baichō
Sekimenyama Kofun赤面山古墳square15mNHS

The Mozu kofungun is located about 10 kilometers to the west. It can be said that it was. The Furuichi Kofun group is seven to fifteen minutes on foot from Domyoji Station or Furuichi Station on the Kintetsu Railway.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "古市古墳群ってなに？". Fujiidera City. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "古市古墳群" [Furuichi kofungun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 978-4311750403.(in Japanese)
  4. ↑ "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Seven cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO. 6 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Explanation: the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group(Part 2)│Nonaka Kofun/Osaka University Department of Archaeology". 野中古墳／大阪大学考古学研究室 (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Mozu / Furuichi Kofungun List (Furuichi)（Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun World Cultural Heritage Registration Promotion Headquarters Meeting）
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