- 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. http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/foreigner_en/spot/spot1.html. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Kofun Database". Sakai City. http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kofun/database/index.html. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters". UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5570/. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
External links
- (English) Entry on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
- (Japanese) Mozu Kofun database
- (Japanese) Decorated Kofun Database
Categories:- Japanese building and structure stubs
- Kofun
- Kofun period
- Osaka Prefecture
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