Osaka Pref. Twin-round mound

Kanayama Kofun

LocationOsaka Pref.
ShapeTwin-round mound
Mound length86 m
PeriodLate 6th–early 7th c.

Overview

85.8m double-circle mound in Kanan Town. Japan's only double-round burial mound. National historic site.

Finds & research

Excavations around the 2016 National Historic Site designation by Kanan Town Board of Education. Each mound (south and north) contains a double-aisle horizontal stone chamber (south chamber: 6.4m long × 2.4m wide × 2.8m high), each holding a house-shaped stone coffin quarried from Mt. Nijo tuff — a stone widely used for late Kofun-period coffins in Kinai. The Kanan Town History Museum displays finds and explanatory exhibits.

Two views on the occupant

Archaeological view
Japan's only confirmed double-round mound (two conjoined circles). South: 55.4m diameter; North: 38.6m. Contains two house-shaped stone coffins.
Imperial Household Agency view
Not managed by IHA. National historic site.

Field notes

Japan's only double-round mound — an exceptionally rare tomb type.

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Sources

Wikipedia国史跡指定書河南町教育委員会文化庁 国指定文化財等データベース

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