Sōja Kofun Cluster
総社古墳群 | |
Haniwa from the Tōmiyama Kofun | |
Sōja Kofun Cluster Sōja Kofun Cluster (Japan) | |
| Location | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan |
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| Region | Kantō region |
| Coordinates | 36°24′34.73″N 139°2′37.45″E / 36.4096472°N 139.0437361°E |
| Type | kofun |
| History | |
| Periods | Kofun period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes (no public facilities) |
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総社古墳群分布図 | |
The Sōja Kofun Cluster (総社古墳群) is a group of Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the Sōja neighborhood of the city of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Five of the kofun in this group were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2024.[1]
Overview
The Sōja Kofun Cluster is located in the northwestern part of Maebashi city, on the west bank of the Tone River at the southeastern foot of Mount Haruna in central Gunma Prefecture. The burial mounds were constructed in the first half of the 7th century, towards the end of the Kofun period, and are the graves of powerful families who ruled the region from the late 5th century to the late 7th century. The group consists of:
| Area | Name | Type | Lenth | Date | HS status |
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| N | Tōmiyama Kofun (遠見山古墳) | Zenpokoenfun | 88 meters | late 5c | NHS |
| S | Ōyama Kofun (王山古墳) | Zenpokoenfun | 76 meters | early 6c | CHS |
| Ōkawaharayama Kofun (王河原山古墳) | Zenpokoenfun | （destroyed） | |||
| N | Sōja Futagoyama Kofun (総社二子山古墳) | Zenpokoenfun | 90 meters | late 6c | NHS |
| Sōja Atagoyama Kofun (総社愛宕山古墳)] | Square | 56 meters | mid-7c | NHS | |
| Hōtōzan Kofun (宝塔山古墳) | Square | 66 meters | mid-7c | NHS | |
| Jaketsuzan Kofun (蛇穴山古墳) | Square | 44 meters | mid-7c | NHS |
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Hōtōzan Kofun
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Jaketsuzan Kofun
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Sōja Atagoyama Kofun
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Sōja Futagoyama Kofun
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Tōmiyama Kofun
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Ōyama Kofun
See also
References
External links
Media related to Soja Kofun Group at Wikimedia Commons
- Maebashi City official site (in Japanese)