Ryōgūzan Kofun
Ryōgūzan Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the city of Awaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1924 with the area under protection expanded in 1978 and again in 2006.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: 5th century burial mound in Awaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ryoguzan Kofun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musa Ōtsuka Kofun and Seto.
Musa Ōtsuka Kofun
Archaeological site
Musa Ōtsuka Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Musa neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1930. Musa Ōtsuka Kofun is situated 3 km southwest of Ryōgūzan Kofun.
Seto
Railway stop
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Seto Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku in the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Seto is situated 3½ km east of Ryōgūzan Kofun.
Makiyama
Railway stop
Photo: Mitsuki-2368, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makiyama Station is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Makiyama is situated 4 km west of Ryōgūzan Kofun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashi-ku and Naka-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per km2. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km southeast of Ryōgūzan Kofun.
Naka-ku
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naka-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 51.24 km2 and a population of 138,949. The population density is 2,711 inhabitants per square kilometer. Naka-ku is situated 9 km southwest of Ryōgūzan Kofun.
Ryōgūzan Kofun
- Categories: kofun, zenpō-kōen-fun, scallop-shaped kofun, and historic site
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.73979° or 34° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
134.00249° or 134° 0′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8Q6PP2Q2+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1909489715OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q11362631
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In Other Languages
“Ryōgūzan Kofun” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “両宮山古墳”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ryōgūzan Kofun”. Photo: JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0.