Mukoeyama Kofun Cluster

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Mukoyama Kofun cluster
向山古墳群
Yonago, Tottori, Japan
RegionSan'in region
Coordinates35°27′16.4″N 133°26′25.9″E / 35.454556°N 133.440528°E / 35.454556; 133.440528
TypeKofun cluster
History
PeriodsKofun period
Site notes
Public accessYes (park)
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The Mukoyama Kofun cluster (向山古墳群, Mukoyama Kofun-gun) is a cluster of

Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1932, with the area under protection expanded in 1999.[1]

Overview

During the Kofun period, the Yodoe Plain formed a lagoon, and hundreds of burial mounds were constructed in the surrounding hills. The Mukaiyama cluster is located to the east of the lagoon, and consists of a 17 kofun, including nine keyhole-shaped, five circular, and two square burial mounds. Within this group, the Iwaya Kofun (Mukoyama No.1) is a

burial chamber. Its design shows an influence of the Izumo region. In addition to fukiishi, cylindrical haniwa and figurative haniwa (warrior dolls, horse-shaped haniwa, waterfowl-shaped haniwa, etc.) have been found. Grave goods included Iron swords and gilt-bronze harnesses. The tumulus is estimated to have been constructed in the latter half of the 6th century in the late Kofun period. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1932. [2]

From 1985 to 1989, an extensive surveying and

Hoki Province. A stone horse found in the Edo period at the Ishiumatani Kofun suggest exchanges with northern Kyushu, and the only other known examples are from that region.[2] It was made the shintai of a nearby Shinto shrine and was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1959. [3]

Currently, the site is open to the public as Hōki Kodai no Oka Park (伯耆古代の丘公園), located about five minutes by car from

JR West San'in Main Line.[2]

Gallery

  • Mukoyama No.1 (Iwaya Kofun) sarcophagus
    Mukoyama No.1 (Iwaya Kofun) sarcophagus
  • Mukoyama No.3
    Mukoyama No.3
  • Mukoyama No.3
    Mukoyama No.3
  • Mukoyama No.4
    Mukoyama No.4
  • Mukoyama No.5
    Mukoyama No.5
  • Mukoyama No.5 sarcophagus
    Mukoyama No.5 sarcophagus
  • Mukoyama No.6
    Mukoyama No.6
  • Mukoyama No.7
    Mukoyama No.7
  • Mukoyama No.8
    Mukoyama No.8
  • Ishiumadani Kofun
    Ishiumadani Kofun
  • Stone horse (ICP) from Ishiumadani Kofun
    Stone horse (ICP) from Ishiumadani Kofun

See also

References

  1. ^ "向山古墳群" [Mukoyama Kofun-gun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  2. ^
    ISBN 4311750404
    .(in Japanese)
  3. ^ "石馬" [Sekiba] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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