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data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kofun" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86" title="کوفون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کوفون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kofun" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Megalithic tombs in Northeast Asia</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the period of Japanese history, see <a href="/wiki/Kofun_period" title="Kofun period">Kofun period</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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<p><i><b>Kofun</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">古墳</span></span>, from <a href="/wiki/Sino-Japanese_vocabulary" title="Sino-Japanese vocabulary">Sino-Japanese</a> "ancient burial mound")</span> are megalithic <a href="/wiki/Tomb" title="Tomb">tombs</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tumulus" title="Tumulus">tumuli</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Asia" title="Northeast Asia">Northeast Asia</a>. <i>Kofun</i> were mainly constructed in the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_archipelago" title="Japanese archipelago">Japanese archipelago</a> between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century AD.<sup id="cite_ref-okada_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okada-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term is the origin of the name of the <a href="/wiki/Kofun_period" title="Kofun period">Kofun period</a>, which indicates the middle 3rd century to early–middle 6th century. Many <i>kofun</i> have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (<span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Zemp%C5%8D-k%C5%8Den_fun" class="mw-redirect" title="Zempō-kōen fun">zempō-kōen fun</a></i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方後円墳</span></span>)</span>). The <a href="/wiki/Mozu_kofungun" class="mw-redirect" title="Mozu kofungun">Mozu</a>-<a href="/wiki/Furuichi_kofungun" class="mw-redirect" title="Furuichi kofungun">Furuichi</a> kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Sites_in_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage Sites in Japan">UNESCO World Heritage List</a> in 2019, while <a href="/wiki/Ishibutai_Kofun" title="Ishibutai Kofun">Ishibutai Kofun</a> is one of a number in <a href="/wiki/Asuka-Fujiwara" title="Asuka-Fujiwara">Asuka-Fujiwara</a> residing on the <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Sites_in_Japan#Tentative_List" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage Sites in Japan">Tentative List</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg/220px-Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg/330px-Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg/440px-Model_of_Kaichi_Kofun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4896" data-file-height="3672" /></a><figcaption>Reconstructed model of a late 4th century zenpō-kōen-fun (Kaichi Kofun), <a href="/wiki/Nantan,_Kyoto" title="Nantan, Kyoto">Nantan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture" title="Kyoto Prefecture">Kyoto Prefecture</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>kofun tumuli</i> have assumed various shapes throughout history. The most common type of <i>kofun</i> is known as a <i><a href="/wiki/Zenpokoenfun" title="Zenpokoenfun">zenpō-kōen-fun</a></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方後円墳</span></span>)</span>, which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above. There are also circular-type (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Empun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Empun (page does not exist)">empun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%86%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:円墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">円墳</span></span>)</span>), "two conjoined rectangles" typed (<i><a href="/wiki/Zenp%C5%8D-k%C5%8Dh%C5%8D-fun" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenpō-kōhō-fun">zenpō-kōhō-fun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E6%96%B9%E5%BE%8C%E6%96%B9%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:前方後方墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方後方墳</span></span>)</span>), and square-type (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=H%C5%8Dfun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Hōfun (page does not exist)">hōfun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B9%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:方墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">方墳</span></span>)</span>) kofun. Orientation of kofun is not specified. For example, in the Mozu <i>kofun</i> group, in Sakai, several of the circular parts are facing north, while other face east. However, there is no such formation in the Yanagimoto <i>kofun</i> group. <a href="/wiki/Haniwa" title="Haniwa">Haniwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terracotta" title="Terracotta">terracotta</a> figures, were arrayed above and in the surroundings to delimit and protect the sacred areas. </p><p><i>Kofun</i> range from several metres to over 400 m long. The largest, which has been attributed to <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Nintoku" title="Emperor Nintoku">Emperor Nintoku</a>, is <a href="/wiki/Daisen_Kofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Daisen Kofun">Daisen Kofun</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sakai,_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Sakai, Osaka">Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture</a>. </p><p>The funeral chamber was located beneath the round part and comprised a group of megaliths. In 1972, the unlooted <a href="/wiki/Takamatsuzuka_Tomb" title="Takamatsuzuka Tomb">Takamatsuzuka Tomb</a> was found in <a href="/wiki/Asuka,_Nara" title="Asuka, Nara">Asuka</a>, and some details of the discovery were revealed. Inside the tightly assembled rocks, white <a href="/wiki/Lime_(mineral)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lime (mineral)">lime</a> plasters were pasted, and colored pictures depict the 'Asuka Beauties' of the court as well as constellations. A stone coffin was placed in the chamber, and accessories, swords, and bronze mirrors were laid both inside and outside the coffin. The wall paintings have been designated <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(paintings)" title="List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)">national treasures</a> and the grave goods as <a href="/wiki/Important_Cultural_Properties_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Important Cultural Properties of Japan">important cultural property</a>, while the tumulus is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Special_Places_of_Scenic_Beauty,_Special_Historic_Sites_and_Special_Natural_Monuments" title="List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments">special historic site</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Agency_for_Cultural_Affairs_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agency_for_Cultural_Affairs-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Locations_and_number">Locations and number</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Locations and number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zenpokoenfun.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Zenpokoenfun.gif/330px-Zenpokoenfun.gif" decoding="async" width="300" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Zenpokoenfun.gif/500px-Zenpokoenfun.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Zenpokoenfun.gif/960px-Zenpokoenfun.gif 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1100" /></a><figcaption>Distribution of Zenpokoenfun</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Kofun</i> burial mounds and their remains have been found all over Japan, including remote islands such as <a href="/wiki/Nishinoshima_(Shimane)" title="Nishinoshima (Shimane)">Nishinoshima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 161,560 kofun tomb sites have been found as of 2001. <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo Prefecture</a> has the most of all prefectures (16,577 sites), and <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture" title="Chiba Prefecture">Chiba Prefecture</a> has the second most (13,112 sites).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yayoi_period">Yayoi period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Yayoi period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:YayoiFunkyubo.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/YayoiFunkyubo.gif/330px-YayoiFunkyubo.gif" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/YayoiFunkyubo.gif/500px-YayoiFunkyubo.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/YayoiFunkyubo.gif/960px-YayoiFunkyubo.gif 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Distribution of tombs in the Late Yayoi Period</figcaption></figure> <p>Most of the tombs of chiefs in the <a href="/wiki/Yayoi_period" title="Yayoi period">Yayoi period</a> were square-shaped mounds surrounded by ditches. The most notable example in the late Yayoi period is <a href="/wiki/Tatetsuki_Site" title="Tatetsuki Site">Tatetsuki Mound Tomb</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kurashiki,_Okayama" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurashiki, Okayama">Kurashiki, Okayama</a>. The mound is about 45 metres wide and 5 metres high and has a shaft chamber. Broken pieces of <i>Tokushu-kidai</i>, cylindrical earthenware, were excavated around the mound. </p><p>Another prevalent type of Yayoi period tomb is the <i>Yosumi tosshutsugata funkyūbo</i>, a square mound with protruding corners. These tombs were built in the <a href="/wiki/San%27in_region" title="San&#39;in region">San'in region</a>, a coastal area off the Sea of Japan. Unearthed articles indicate the existence of alliances between native tribes in the region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_Kofun_period">Early Kofun period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Early Kofun period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seta_Iseki_(Kashihara),_shuko-bo.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG/220px-Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG/330px-Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG/440px-Seta_Iseki_%28Kashihara%29%2C_shuko-bo.JPG 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Circular groove tomb at Seta Ruins (Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG/250px-Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG/330px-Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG/500px-Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Panoramic view of Hashinaka Kofun in <a href="/wiki/Sakurai,_Nara" title="Sakurai, Nara">Sakurai, Nara</a></figcaption></figure> <p>One of the first keyhole-shaped kofun was built in the <a href="/wiki/Makimuku_ruins" title="Makimuku ruins">Makimuku</a> area,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the southeastern part of the Nara Basin. <a href="/wiki/Hashihaka_Kofun" title="Hashihaka Kofun">Hashihaka Kofun</a>, which was built in the middle of the 3rd century AD, is 280 metres long and 30 metres high. Its scale is obviously different from previous Yayoi tombs. During the next three decades, about 10 kofun were built in the area. They are now known as the <i>Makimuku Kofun Group</i>. A wooden coffin was placed on the bottom of a shaft, and the surrounding walls were built up by flat stones. Finally, megalithic stones formed the roof. <a href="/wiki/Bronze_mirrors" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronze mirrors">Bronze mirrors</a>, iron swords, <i><a href="/wiki/Magatama" title="Magatama">magatama</a></i>, clay vessels and other artifacts were found in good condition in undisturbed tombs. Some scholars assume that the person buried in the <i>Hashihaka kofun</i> was the shadowy ancient Queen <a href="/wiki/Himiko" title="Himiko">Himiko</a> of <a href="/wiki/Yamataikoku" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamataikoku">Yamataikoku</a>, mentioned in Chinese historical texts. According to these texts, Japan was called <a href="/wiki/Wa_(name_of_Japan)" title="Wa (name of Japan)">Wa</a>, and was a confederation of numerous small tribes or countries. The construction of gigantic kofun was the result of the relatively centralized governmental structure in the Nara Basin, possibly the origin of the Yamato polity and the Imperial lineage of Japan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mid-Kofun_period">Mid-Kofun period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Mid-Kofun period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 5th century AD, the construction of keyhole kofun began in <a href="/wiki/Yamato_Province" title="Yamato Province">Yamato Province</a>; continued in Kawachi, where gigantic kofun, such as <a href="/wiki/Daisen_Kofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Daisen Kofun">Daisen Kofun</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Nintoku" title="Emperor Nintoku">Emperor Nintoku</a>, were built; and then throughout the country. The proliferation of keyhole kofun is generally assumed to be evidence of the Yamato court's expansion in this age. However, some argue that it simply shows the spread of culture based on progress in distribution, and has little to do with a political breakthrough. </p><p>A few tombs from the mid-Baekje era were excavated around the Yeongsan River basin in South Korea.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The design of these tombs are notably different. The tombs that were discovered on the Korean peninsula were built between the 5th and 6th centuries CE.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> There remain questions about who were buried in these tombs such as nobility, aristocracy, warriors or mercenaries. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed" style="text-align: center;"> <li class="gallerycaption">Gallery</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 226.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 224.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Early Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Gosashi Kofun (Nara, Nara), 4th century)"><img alt="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Early Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Gosashi Kofun (Nara, Nara), 4th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg/337px-CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg/506px-CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg/673px-CG_Gosashi_Kofun_1_7p.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the <b>Early Kofun period</b> which was drawn in <a href="/wiki/3DCG" class="mw-redirect" title="3DCG">3DCG</a>.<br />(<a href="/wiki/Gosashi_tomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosashi tomb">Gosashi Kofun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nara,_Nara" class="mw-redirect" title="Nara, Nara">Nara, Nara</a>), 4th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 226.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 224.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CG_Nakatsuyama_kofun_Southeast.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Mid-Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Nakatsuyama Kofun&#160;[ja] (Fujiidera, Osaka), 5th century)"><img alt="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Mid-Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Nakatsuyama Kofun&#160;[ja] (Fujiidera, Osaka), 5th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/CG_Nakatsuyama_kofun_Southeast.jpg/500px-CG_Nakatsuyama_kofun_Southeast.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/CG_Nakatsuyama_kofun_Southeast.jpg/960px-CG_Nakatsuyama_kofun_Southeast.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the <b>Mid-Kofun period</b> which was drawn in 3DCG.<br />(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakatsuyama_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Nakatsuyama Kofun (page does not exist)">Nakatsuyama Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%B2%E3%83%84%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:仲ツ山古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span> (<a href="/wiki/Fujiidera,_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Fujiidera, Osaka">Fujiidera, Osaka</a>), 5th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 226.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 224.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CG_Danpusan_Kofun_6_7p.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Late Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Danpusan Kofun (Nagoya), 6th century)"><img alt="An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the Late Kofun period which was drawn in 3DCG. (Danpusan Kofun (Nagoya), 6th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/CG_Danpusan_Kofun_6_7p.jpg/500px-CG_Danpusan_Kofun_6_7p.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/CG_Danpusan_Kofun_6_7p.jpg/960px-CG_Danpusan_Kofun_6_7p.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An example of keyhole-shaped mound in the <b>Late Kofun period</b> which was drawn in 3DCG.<br />(<a href="/wiki/Danpusan_Kofun" title="Danpusan Kofun">Danpusan Kofun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>), 6th century)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_Kofun_period">Late Kofun period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Late Kofun period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Keyhole-shaped kofun disappeared in the late 6th century AD, probably due to the drastic reformation in the Yamato court. <span title="Japanese-language text"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nihon_Shoki" title="Nihon Shoki">Nihon Shoki</a></i></span> records the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> during this era, which led to <a href="/wiki/Cremation" title="Cremation">cremation</a> becoming the primary funerary means of the nobility.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg/250px-IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg/330px-IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg/500px-IshibutaiWithFigureSmallVersion2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1153" /></a><figcaption>The stone chamber of <a href="/wiki/Ishibutai_Kofun" title="Ishibutai Kofun">Ishibutai Kofun</a>, said to be the tomb of <a href="/wiki/Soga_no_Umako" title="Soga no Umako">Soga no Umako</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asuka-Fujiwara" title="Asuka-Fujiwara">Asuka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nara_Prefecture" title="Nara Prefecture">Nara Prefecture</a> (7th century)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Keyhole_Kofun">Keyhole Kofun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Keyhole Kofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Zenpokoenfun" title="Zenpokoenfun">Zenpokoenfun</a></div> <p><b>Keyhole Kofun,</b> or <b>Zenpokoenfun</b>, are a notable type of Japanese ancient tomb consisting of a square front part (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方部</span></span>) and a circular back part (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">後円部</span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-:05_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:05-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The part connecting the two is called the middle part (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">くびれ部</span></span>), which looks like a <a href="/wiki/Lock_and_key" title="Lock and key">keyhole</a> when viewed from above.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg/250px-NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg/330px-NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg/500px-NintokuTomb_Aerial_photograph_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="982" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Zenpokoenfun" title="Zenpokoenfun">Zenpokoenfun</a> where <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Nintoku" title="Emperor Nintoku">Emperor Nintoku</a> is buried in <a href="/wiki/Mozu_tombs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mozu tombs">Mozu tombs</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_Kofun">Round Kofun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Round Kofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg/250px-Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg/330px-Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg/500px-Gyoda_Maruhakayama_Tumulus_In_Spring_from_afar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>A round kofun</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Round_Kofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Round Kofun">Round Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%86%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:円墳">ja</a>&#93;</span> (円墳, <i>enpun</i>) are a kind of kofun that possesses only a round mound and lacks the square segment.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Square_Kofun">Square Kofun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Square Kofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg/250px-Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg/330px-Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg/500px-Otozuka_Kofun_Door.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="1824" /></a><figcaption><a href="/w/index.php?title=Otozuka_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Otozuka Kofun (page does not exist)">Otozuka Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%99%E5%A1%9A%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:乙塚古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span>, a square kofun</figcaption></figure><p> Square kofun (方墳, hōfun) are a kind of kofun that possesses only a square mound and lacks the round segment. They are typically relatively smaller than the other shapes of mounded tombs.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scallop_Kofun">Scallop Kofun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Scallop Kofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg/220px-CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg/330px-CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg/440px-CG_Otomeyama_Kofun_2_7pbw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1484" /></a><figcaption>a scallop Kofun cgi</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Scallop_Kofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Scallop Kofun">Scallop Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B8%86%E7%AB%8B%E8%B2%9D%E5%BD%A2%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:帆立貝形古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span> is a kind of kofun defined by a circular body with a small part extending. 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font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%A1%E5%BB%9F%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:御廟野古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takei_temple_ruins" title="Takei temple ruins">Takei temple ruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dannozuka_Kofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Dannozuka Kofun">Dannozuka Kofun</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tsukamyojin_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Tsukamyojin Kofun (page does not exist)">Tsukamyojin Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%9F%E6%98%8E%E7%A5%9E%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:束明神古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakaoyama_Kofun" title="Nakaoyama Kofun">Nakaoyama Kofun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakayamas%C5%8Den_Kofun" title="Nakayamasōen Kofun">Nakayamasōen Kofun</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_Noguchi_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="King Noguchi Kofun (page does not exist)">King Noguchi Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%E7%8E%8B%E5%A2%93" class="extiw" title="ja:野口王墓">ja</a>&#93;</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mitsuya_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Mitsuya Kofun (page does not exist)">Mitsuya Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E6%B4%A5%E5%B1%8B%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:三津屋古墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshida_Kofun" title="Yoshida Kofun">Yoshida Kofun</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zenpō-kōhō-fun"><span id="Zenp.C5.8D-k.C5.8Dh.C5.8D-fun"></span>Zenpō-kōhō-fun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Zenpō-kōhō-fun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG/250px-%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG/330px-%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG/500px-%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%89%E5%A0%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%A2%B31%E5%8F%B7%E5%A2%B3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cyasuba_Kofun_group" title="Ōyasuba Kofun group">Ōyasuba Kofun</a>, a Zenpō-kōhō-fun</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kofun06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kofun06.jpg/250px-Kofun06.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kofun06.jpg/330px-Kofun06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kofun06.jpg/500px-Kofun06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="524" /></a><figcaption>General diagram of a zenpō-kōhō-fun</figcaption></figure> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Zenp%C5%8D-k%C5%8Dh%C5%8D-fun" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenpō-kōhō-fun">zenpō-kōhō-fun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E6%96%B9%E5%BE%8C%E6%96%B9%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:前方後方墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方後方墳</span></span>, two conjoined rectangles kofun)</span> is a kind of <i>kofun</i> shaped somewhat like the more keyhole shaped <a href="/wiki/Zenpokoenfun" title="Zenpokoenfun">Zenpokoenfun</a>, but they have a square body rather than a circular one.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They tend to be smaller than <a href="/wiki/Zenpokoenfun" title="Zenpokoenfun">Zenpokoenfun</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Yanaida_Nun%C5%8Dyama_Kofun" title="Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun">Yanaida Nunōyama Kofun</a> is one of the largest of the type<sup id="cite_ref-Shiseki2_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shiseki2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>. </p><p> There is a specific style exemplified by <a href="/wiki/Yadani_Kofun" title="Yadani Kofun">Yadani Kofun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jinyama_Tumulus_Cluster" title="Jinyama Tumulus Cluster">Jinyama Tumulus Cluster</a> and <b>Rokuji Kozuka Kofun</b> and <b>Tomisaki Kofungun</b> of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Czuka-Senb%C5%8Dyama_Sites" title="Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites">Ōzuka-Senbōyama Sites</a> as <i>yosumi-tosshutsugata</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">四隅突出形</span></span>)</span>, which is square or rectangular, with protrusions on each of its four corners; however, it is unique in that it is not a true rectangle, but has a narrow waist, similar to a "two conjoined rectangles" type (<i><a href="/wiki/Zenp%C5%8D-k%C5%8Dh%C5%8D-fun" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenpō-kōhō-fun">zenpō-kōhō-fun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%8D%E6%96%B9%E5%BE%8C%E6%96%B9%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:前方後方墳">ja</a>&#93;</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">前方後方墳</span></span>)</span>). The slope of the mound is covered with <i><a href="/wiki/Fukiishi" title="Fukiishi">fukiishi</a></i> -like stones, with a row of larger stones marking its edge, and is surrounded by a two-meter wide moat. The <i>yosumi-tosshutsugata</i> style is unique to the late middle Yayoi period and is most prevalent in western Japan in areas influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Izumo_Province" title="Izumo Province">Izumo culture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shiseki2_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shiseki2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joenkahofun">Joenkahofun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Joenkahofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun,_funkyu-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg/250px-Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg/330px-Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg/500px-Musashi-Fuchu_Kumano-jinja_Kofun%2C_funkyu-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6010" data-file-height="3990" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Musashi_Fuch%C5%AB_Kumano_Jinja_Kofun" title="Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun">Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun</a>, a Joenkahofun</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Joenkahofun" class="mw-redirect" title="Joenkahofun">Joenkahofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%86%E4%B8%8B%E6%96%B9%E5%A2%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:上円下方墳">ja</a>&#93;</span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">上円下方墳</span></span>)</span> is a rare kind of kofun with a round dome top and a square bottom.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:04_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:04-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shiseki2_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shiseki2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>They are associated with the <a href="/wiki/Asuka_Period" class="mw-redirect" title="Asuka Period">Asuka Period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:22_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Musashi_Fuch%C5%AB_Kumano_Jinja_Kofun" title="Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun">Musashi Fuchū Kumano Jinja Kofun</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fuch%C5%AB,_Tokyo" title="Fuchū, Tokyo">Fuchū</a> in Tokyo and <a href="/wiki/Miyazuka_Kofun" title="Miyazuka Kofun">Miyazuka Kofun</a> are two notable examples.<sup id="cite_ref-Shiseki2_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shiseki2-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="List_of_Joenkahofun">List of Joenkahofun</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: List of Joenkahofun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ishino_Karato_Kofun&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ishino Karato Kofun (page does not exist)">Ishino Karato Kofun</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56278°N 135.48222°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56278; 135.48222</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Dogameyama Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.06&#160;ha (0.15 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genemonyama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_55_N_135_29_29_E_&amp;title=Genemonyama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°29′29″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56806°N 135.59556°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56806; 135.59556</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Hachizuka Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.31&#160;ha (0.77 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hakayama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_28_N_135_36_16_E_&amp;title=Hakayama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°36′16″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.55111°N 135.60444°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.55111; 135.60444</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Hakuchoryo Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>5.65&#160;ha (14.0 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hanzei-tenno-ryo Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_34_34_N_135_29_18_E_&amp;title=Hanzei-tenno-ryo+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°34′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°29′18″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.55667°N 135.48278°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.55667; 135.48278</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Hatazuka Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.38&#160;ha (0.94 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hazamiyama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_42_N_135_36_08_E_&amp;title=Hazamiyama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°36′08″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56167°N 135.60222°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56167; 135.60222</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Hazamiyama Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>1.5&#160;ha (3.7 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Higashiumazuka Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_50_N_135_36_44_E_&amp;title=Higashiumazuka+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′50″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°36′44″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56389°N 135.61222°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56389; 135.61222</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Higashiumazuka Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.03&#160;ha (0.074 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Higashiyama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_42_N_135_36_21_E_&amp;title=Higashiyama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°36′21″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56167°N 135.60583°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56167; 135.60583</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Higashiyama Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.41&#160;ha (1.0 acre) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ingyo-tenno-ryo Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_34_23_N_135_37_00_E_&amp;title=Ingyo-tenno-ryo+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°34′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°37′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56472°N 135.48778°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56472; 135.48778</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun, Chayama Kofun and Daianjiyama Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>46.4&#160;ha (115 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nisanzai Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_32_45_N_135_29_58_E_&amp;title=Nisanzai+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°32′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°29′58″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.55889°N 135.60444°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.55889; 135.60444</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Nonaka Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.19&#160;ha (0.47 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ojin-tenno-ryo Kofun, Konda-maruyama Kofun and Futatsuzuka Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_44_N_135_36_34_E_&amp;title=Ojin-tenno-ryo+Kofun%2C+Konda-maruyama+Kofun+and+Futatsuzuka+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′44″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°36′34″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.55611°N 135.48000°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.55611; 135.48000</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Terayama-minamiyama Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.42&#160;ha (1.0 acre) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tsudo-shiroyama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_34_55_N_135_35_37_E_&amp;title=Tsudo-shiroyama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°34′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°35′37″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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/ &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.56806°N 135.61444°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">34.56806; 135.61444</span></span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; (<span class="fn org">Yashimazuka Kofun</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>0.25&#160;ha (0.62 acres) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Zenemonyama Kofun </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kofun&amp;params=34_33_10_N_135_29_12_E_&amp;title=Zenemonyama+Kofun"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°33′10″N</span> <span class="longitude">135°29′12″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; 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