🏛️ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
UNESCO World Heritage burial mounds of the Kofun period
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- 49 ancient burial mounds spanning the Kofun period (3rd–6th centuries AD)
- Located across two clusters in Sakai, Habikino, and Fujiidera cities, Osaka Prefecture
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2019
- Largest concentration of kofun in Japan, representing elite burial practices and social hierarchy
The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group comprises 49 monumental burial mounds built during the Kofun period (3rd to 6th centuries AD) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, the group is recognized for its outstanding testimony to the unique funerary culture and social structure of ancient Japan. The mounds are scattered across two distinct clusters: the Mozu cluster in Sakai City and the Furuichi cluster in Habikino and Fujiidera cities, collectively representing ...