The Yata Ōtsuka Kofun is located on the north bank of the Oda River near the confluence with the Takahashi River. It was excavated in 1901, during which time a large amount of grave goods, including Sue ware and Haji ware pottery, as well as iron swords, horse harnesses, metal rings, and magatama, were discovered. These artifacts are now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum. [2]
The stone burial chamber is a horizontal passage chamber made by precisely combining huge stones. The total length of the burial chamber including the passage is 19.1 meters, with the burial chamber itself measuring 8.4 by 3 meters, with a height of 3.8 meters. Inside the burial chamber are three interlocking sarcophaguses, which are believed to have been built in the late 6th century.[2]
It was presumed that this tumulus was a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole when viewed from above, or a scallop-shaped tumulus [ja] (帆立貝形古墳, Hotategata-kofun), but a subsequent excavation in 1983 discovered a moat and revealed the shape to be a round (enpun [ja] (円墳))-style tumulus with a diameter of 54 meters and height of 7 meters.[2]
^"箭田大塚古墳" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ 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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April 12, 2024
yata, Ōtsuka, kofun, 箭田大塚古墳, kofun, period, burial, mound, located, mabi, chō, neighborhood, city, kurashiki, okayama, prefecture, region, japan, tumulus, designated, national, historic, site, japan, 1929, with, area, under, protection, expanded, 1992, 箭田大塚古墳s. Yata Ōtsuka Kofun 箭田大塚古墳 is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Mabi chō neighborhood of the city of Kurashiki Okayama Prefecture in the San yō region of Japan The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1929 with the area under protection expanded in 1992 1 Yata Ōtsuka Kofun箭田大塚古墳Yata Ōtsuka KofunYata Ōtsuka KofunShow map of Okayama PrefectureYata Ōtsuka Kofun Japan Show map of JapanLocationKurashiki Okayama JapanRegionSan yō regionCoordinates34 38 8 18 N 133 40 52 76 E 34 6356056 N 133 6813222 E 34 6356056 133 6813222TypeKofunHistoryFoundedlate 6th centuryPeriodsKofun periodSite notesPublic accessYes no facilities National Historic Site of JapanGrave goods from Yata Ōtsuka Kofun Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview editThe Yata Ōtsuka Kofun is located on the north bank of the Oda River near the confluence with the Takahashi River It was excavated in 1901 during which time a large amount of grave goods including Sue ware and Haji ware pottery as well as iron swords horse harnesses metal rings and magatama were discovered These artifacts are now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum 2 The stone burial chamber is a horizontal passage chamber made by precisely combining huge stones The total length of the burial chamber including the passage is 19 1 meters with the burial chamber itself measuring 8 4 by 3 meters with a height of 3 8 meters Inside the burial chamber are three interlocking sarcophaguses which are believed to have been built in the late 6th century 2 It was presumed that this tumulus was a zenpō kōen fun 前方後円墳 which is shaped like a keyhole when viewed from above or a scallop shaped tumulus ja 帆立貝形古墳 Hotategata kofun but a subsequent excavation in 1983 discovered a moat and revealed the shape to be a round enpun ja 円墳 style tumulus with a diameter of 54 meters and height of 7 meters 2 The tumulus is about a 23 minute walk from Kibinomakibi Station on the Ibara Railway Ibara Line 2 See also editList of Historic Sites of Japan Okayama References edit 箭田大塚古墳 in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved August 20 2022 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 edit nbsp Media related to Yata Otsuka at Wikimedia Commons Kurashiki City home page Okayama Prefecture home page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yata Ōtsuka Kofun amp oldid 1182734262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
