Mount Kitayama is a massif that stretches from east to west on the north side of the Izumo Plain. At the western end of this massif is Hinomisaki Shrine, and at the eastern end is Mt. Tabushi, which is 462 meters above sea level. Many burial mounds are located at the eastern foot of Mt. Tabushi, including the Ageshima Kofun. The location overlooks Lake Shinji. This tumulus was discovered in 1949 during land clearance. It is a round enpun (円墳) style burial mound with a diameter of 15 meters and a height of two meters. No haniwa or fukiishi have been found on the surface of the mound. There are two burial chambers, one containing a house-shaped sarcophagus and the other a pit-style stone chamber.[2]
The house-shaped sarcophagus is carved out of tuff, measuring 1.83 meters in length and 0.69 meters in width. In addition to human remains, a large quantity of grave goods was discovered. These included a "five-bell" bronze mirror, a silver ring, 184 beads (10 agate beads, 22 glass round beads, 152 small glass beads), six gilt-bronze guard band decorations, Sue ware pottery and an iron sword. However, many burial goods that were confirmed to exist at the time of the excavation and photographed in situ were subsequently lost and their current whereabouts is unknown. The surviving artifacts are kept at the Ageshima Kofun Hosankai, and some are on display at the Shimane Prefectural Museum of Ancient Izumo History.[2]
The pit stone chamber was constructed from a combination of natural stone and split stone, and is 1.85 meters long, 0.6 to 0.7 meters wide and 0.7 meters high. No human remains were found, and the only grave goods was two complete sets of horse harnesses and fittings, along with 47 arrow heads, a bow fitting and a large amount of Sue ware pottery. [2]
^"上島古墳" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ abcdIsomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN4311750404.(in Japanese)
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Shimane Prefecture report(in Japanese)
Shimane Prefectural Tourism Federation home page(in Japanese)
Izumo City home page(in Japanese)
May 02, 2024
ageshima, kofun, 上島古墳, kofun, period, keyhole, shaped, burial, mound, kunitomi, chō, neighborhood, city, izumo, shimane, region, japan, tumulus, designated, national, historic, site, japan, 1957, believed, have, been, built, middle, century, towards, kofun, pe. The Ageshima Kofun 上島古墳 is a Kofun period keyhole shaped burial mound in the Kunitomi chō neighborhood of the city of Izumo Shimane San in region Japan The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957 1 It is believed to have been built in the middle of the 6th century towards the end of the Kofun period Ageshima Kofun上島古墳Ageshima KofunAgeshima KofunShow map of Shimane PrefectureAgeshima Kofun Japan Show map of JapanLocationIzumo Shimane JapanRegionSan in regionCoordinates35 25 24 N 132 48 00 E 35 42333 N 132 80000 E 35 42333 132 80000TypeKofunHistoryFoundedc 6th centuryPeriodsKofun periodSite notesPublic accessYes no facilities National Historic Site of Japan Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview editMount Kitayama is a massif that stretches from east to west on the north side of the Izumo Plain At the western end of this massif is Hinomisaki Shrine and at the eastern end is Mt Tabushi which is 462 meters above sea level Many burial mounds are located at the eastern foot of Mt Tabushi including the Ageshima Kofun The location overlooks Lake Shinji This tumulus was discovered in 1949 during land clearance It is a round enpun 円墳 style burial mound with a diameter of 15 meters and a height of two meters No haniwa or fukiishi have been found on the surface of the mound There are two burial chambers one containing a house shaped sarcophagus and the other a pit style stone chamber 2 The house shaped sarcophagus is carved out of tuff measuring 1 83 meters in length and 0 69 meters in width In addition to human remains a large quantity of grave goods was discovered These included a five bell bronze mirror a silver ring 184 beads 10 agate beads 22 glass round beads 152 small glass beads six gilt bronze guard band decorations Sue ware pottery and an iron sword However many burial goods that were confirmed to exist at the time of the excavation and photographed in situ were subsequently lost and their current whereabouts is unknown The surviving artifacts are kept at the Ageshima Kofun Hosankai and some are on display at the Shimane Prefectural Museum of Ancient Izumo History 2 The pit stone chamber was constructed from a combination of natural stone and split stone and is 1 85 meters long 0 6 to 0 7 meters wide and 0 7 meters high No human remains were found and the only grave goods was two complete sets of horse harnesses and fittings along with 47 arrow heads a bow fitting and a large amount of Sue ware pottery 2 The tumulus is about 15 minutes on foot from Tabushi Station on the Ichibata Electric Railway Kita Matsue Line 2 See also editList of Historic Sites of Japan Shimane References edit 上島古墳 in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved August 20 2021 a b c d Isomura Yukio Sakai Hideya 2012 国指定史跡事典 National Historic Site Encyclopedia 学生社 ISBN 4311750404 in Japanese External links editShimane Prefecture report in Japanese Shimane Prefectural Tourism Federation home page in Japanese Izumo City home page in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ageshima Kofun amp oldid 1217195924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
