• Thumbnail for Kofun
    century. Many kofun have distinctive keyhole-shaped mounds (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)). The Mozu-Furuichi kofungun or tumulus clusters were inscribed on the...
    30 KB (2,415 words) - 01:26, 5 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Zenpokoenfun
    Retrieved 2020-10-13. "韓国全羅道地方の前方後円墳調査". 國學院大學. 2003-09-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2020-10-13. "前方後円墳型積石塚(つみいしづか)(北朝鮮の)". Kotobank...
    36 KB (4,737 words) - 11:44, 22 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kofun period
    Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Kazuo Yanagisawa (2007). "前方後円墳". 東アジア考古学辞典. Tokyodo Shuppan. ISBN 978-4490107128. Kanta Takata. "An Analysis...
    46 KB (5,484 words) - 03:52, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tsukuriyama Kofun (Okayama)
    the fourth largest in Japan. The Tsukuriyama Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    8 KB (702 words) - 23:00, 27 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Yamato period
    round and square being the simplest. A distinct style is the keyhole kofun (前方後円墳 zenpō kōen fun), with its square front and round back. Many kofuns were...
    19 KB (2,482 words) - 01:18, 24 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Yanase Futagozuka Kofun
    of Japan in 2012. It is the only keyhole-shaped kofun (zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳)), found along the Usui River and one of the largest in Gunma Prefecture...
    4 KB (360 words) - 03:37, 14 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hayato people
    of the total population of the islands. Kōichi Mori, ed. (1986). 日本の古代5『前方後円墳の世紀』 [Ancient Japan Part 5: The Age of Keyhole Kofun] (in Japanese). 中央公論社...
    14 KB (1,887 words) - 05:45, 9 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Japanese architecture
    Early in the period, the tombs, known as "keyhole kofun" or zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), often made use of the existing topography, shaping it and adding man-made...
    91 KB (11,219 words) - 05:08, 24 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for No Kofun Cluster
    Historic Site. These included 27 keyhole-shaped tumuli (zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳)), which are shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    6 KB (291 words) - 01:55, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Hinooka Kofun
    forms the Wakamiya Kofun Cluster. The Hinooka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    4 KB (377 words) - 00:40, 1 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nanakoshiyama Kofun
    Nanakoshiyama Kofun (七輿山古墳) is a keyhole-shaped (zempō-kōen fun (前方後円墳)) Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kamiochiai neighborhood...
    4 KB (285 words) - 17:29, 25 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Chōshizuka Kofun (Saga)
    Historic Site of Japan in 1978. The Chōshizuka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳) keyhole-shaped tomb built on flat land at the southern foot of Mt. Kinryū...
    4 KB (380 words) - 08:18, 2 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hashihaka Kofun
    "実は525m…国内最大の古墳 宮内庁ネットで公開". 朝日新聞. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-05-17. "誕生 ヤマト王権~いま前方後円墳が語り出す~". NHK. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28...
    38 KB (3,889 words) - 23:26, 27 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kamenokoyama Kofun
    National Historic Site in 1928. The Kamenokoyama Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    4 KB (319 words) - 13:53, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Yamato Kingship
    advocated. It is true that the tombs of "square-front, round-posterior" (前方後円墳, zenpō-kōen-fun, circular‐shaped ancient tomb with rectangular frontage)...
    89 KB (11,413 words) - 03:53, 23 May 2024
  • Cluster Name Type Length Comments Unobeyama Kofun (うのべ山古墳) zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳) 37m The anterior part spreads into a plectrum shape. The mound structure...
    9 KB (289 words) - 21:29, 8 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ōmaruyama Kofun
    Kofun. The Ōmaruyama Kofun was discovered in 1920, and is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    4 KB (346 words) - 07:34, 13 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nanatsumori Kofun Cluster
    tomb was for infant who had just been born. Kofun B is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    5 KB (408 words) - 11:10, 7 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ryūgakuji Kofun Cluster
    Cluster Type Narita Sakae Total Domed [ja] (empun (円墳)) 19 52 71 Square [ja] (hōfun (方墳)) 1 5 6 Keyhole (zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳)) 9 28 37 TOTAL 29 85 114...
    6 KB (662 words) - 17:56, 30 October 2023
  • 2001). 前方後円墳に学ぶ. 山川出版社. ISBN 4-634-60490-6. 渡辺貞幸 (2007). "古墳の出現と発展". In 奈良文化財研究所編集 (ed.). 日本の考古学. 学生社. ISBN 978-4-311-75038-0 石野博信 (2005). "長突円墳(前方後円墳)は大和王権の政治的記念物か"...
    7 KB (958 words) - 04:21, 7 December 2023
  • Transliteration: "Zenpoukou Enbun ni Kagi wo Kakero no Maki" (Japanese: 前方後円墳に鍵をかけろ の巻) December 22, 1985 (1985-12-22) Transliteration: "Hikari Kagayuki...
    73 KB (91 words) - 21:03, 4 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ōmuro Kofun group
    square kilometers. There is only one keyhole-shaped kofun (zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳)), but at least 330 smaller circular-shaped kofun [ja] (empun (円墳)) made...
    5 KB (468 words) - 17:50, 30 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sakurakyō Kofun
    Historic Site of Japan in 1976. The Sakurakyō Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    6 KB (570 words) - 12:11, 14 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster
    and 2024. The Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster consists of five zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which are shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    6 KB (547 words) - 04:51, 19 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Yame Kofun Cluster
    control. Noriba Kofun The Noriba Kofun is a two-tiered zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    14 KB (1,741 words) - 15:18, 29 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tamaoka Kofun Cluster
    development of residential land. The Tamaoka Kofun is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    7 KB (767 words) - 22:59, 27 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Tsunozuka Kofun
    archaeologists confirmed that the structure was that of a keyhole-shaped kofun (前方後円墳, zenpō-kōen-fun). The site received protection as an Iwate Prefectural Historic...
    4 KB (363 words) - 13:54, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Yata Ōtsuka Kofun
    late 6th century. It was presumed that this tumulus was a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole when viewed from above, or a scallop-shaped...
    4 KB (324 words) - 02:00, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Aotsuka Kofun
    conducted in 1979 and from 1995 to 1998. The tumulus is a zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    7 KB (648 words) - 04:48, 1 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nomi Kofun Cluster
    shapes and sizes and include two keyhole-shaped tombs (zenpō-kōen-fun (前方後円墳), which are shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular...
    7 KB (648 words) - 22:14, 27 October 2023